"George Smith (left) stands in profile to the right holding his hat, gazing fixedly at Deacon Brodie (right), who stands almost full-face looking to the front. Smith's clothes are out at elbows. Brodie is well dressed, wearing a cocked hat, a seal hangs from his fob, he holds a tasselled cane. Beside him are (left) a spurred game-cock and a dog, whose fierce-looking head appears on the extreme right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Series of original portraits and caricature etchings / by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. i., and Print numbered '106' in lower right corner.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Brodie, William, 1741-1788, and Smith, George, -1788,
"Portrait of Sir William Forbes (Banker) with inscription "The Good Shall Mourn A Brother - All A Friend" (obverse) (obverse),"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1877), v. i., Numbered '76' in the lower left corner of image., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from text below image., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. ii., Numbered '240' in lower right of plate., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject headings: Military uniforms: Royal Edinburgh Volunteers -- Military drills.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Aytoun, Roger, d. ca. 1810 and Angoulême, Louis-Antoine d'Artois, duc d', 1775-1844,
Title from item., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1877) v. i, no. 30., Numbered in lower right of plate: 30., and Temporary local subject terms: Weapons: Maces.
[1814 i.e. not before 1877] and [printed not before 1877]
Call Number:
814.00.00.21
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. i., Numbered '62' in the lower right corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
[1788, i.e., not before 1877] and [not before 1877]
Call Number:
788.00.00.30.2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. i., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Numbered '132' in lower right of plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
"Two men face each other in profile; between and behind them is the stout, dishevelled back view of Roger Hog, see BMSat 6847. On the left the very corpulent body of William Macpherson, W.S., has the head ot the emaciated Hugo Arnot, whose thin body (right) has the thick-necked head of Macpherson. All wear hats."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Numbered '66' in lower right corner., and Plate from: Series of original portraits and caricature etchings / by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. i.
Title, imprint conjectured from that of book; the 1877 ed. was issued with numbers on plates., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchngs by the late John Ka. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. i, no. 118., Numbered '118' in lower right of plate., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Andrew Nicol -- Midden Stead.
Title assigned by cataloger., Plate from: Series of original portraits and caricature etchings / by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. i, no. 32., and Numbered '32' in lower right corner.
Title supplied by cataloger, Place and date of publication conjectured from imprint of book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. ii., Numbered in lower right of plate: 329., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject headings: Scottish city officer.
