Portrait of two traveling shoemakers, both wearing turbans, one on the left named Mahomet and his son Abraham, on the right. They visited Edinburgh in 1784
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., 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)., and Numbered in upper left of plate: 169.
Portrait of two traveling shoemakers, both wearing turbans, one on the left named Mahomet and his son Abraham, on the right. They visited Edinburgh in 1784
Description:
Title and printmaker from book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1837)., and Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book.
In an outdoor setting with trees, Cochrane on the left and Edgar in the center are shown with a beggar on the right who solicits a contribution
Description:
Title, printmaker and imprint from volume. and Probably from: Kay, J. Series of original portraits and caricature etchings. Edinburgh : Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder, 1837-1838.
The surgeon Alexander Wood is depicted full length and facing left, walking with an umbrella under his left arm
Description:
Title from item., Numbered '68' in lower right of plate., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1877 ed.)., Printmaker and title from volume., and Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book.
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., and Plate numbered "134" in lower right corner.
Some with unidentified notes; also some with dates and locations including: Drury Lane and Covent Garden; the provinces, including Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other locations
Description:
Includes some undated playbills.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., England, London., Ireland, Dublin., Scotland, Edinburgh., and Glasgow.
Subject (Name):
Covent Garden (London, England) and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
The figures are identified as John Campbell and Alexander Campell, with the Edinburgh character Baillie Duff, a blind Irish piper, Meek, and a fish-horn blower. This print was produced in response to Alexander Campbell's publication of a print that satirized John Kay, "A Medley of Musicians"; cf. British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Let puppy's bark and asses bray, each dog and cur will have his day
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland and Edinburgh.
Subject (Name):
Campbell, John, -1795. and Campbell, Alexander, 1764-1824.
Leaf 7v. Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A street vendor in a hat and coart stands on a cobblestone street in front of the Royal Exchange, holding in his hands several roasting jacks. A second man hauling a basket on his back walks away in the background
Alternative Title:
Front of Royal Exchange
Description:
Title from verses etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented : accompanied with views of several principal buildings of the city. Edinbr. : Sold by L. Scott ..., 1803., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
L. Scott
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland and Edinburgh.
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Peddlers, Cooking utensils, and Merchants' exchanges
Leaf 16r. Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A night scene on a city street: a young woman, holding a basket on her arm and carrying another basket on her back meets a watchman who carries a lantern
Description:
Title from verses etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented : accompanied with views of several principal buildings of the city. Edinbr. : Sold by L. Scott ..., 1803., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
L. Scott
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland and Edinburgh.
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Peddlers, Baskets, Watchmen, and Lanterns
Caption title., "Price to gentlemen, 2d. Tradesmen and servants, 1d."--Preceding imprint statement., "Tune, O' a the airts the wind, &c.", First lines read: Ye noblemen and gentlemen / Who're come to join the fun, / To see the races o'er again, / And nymphs upon the town., and Numbered in black ink "88" lower left corner. For further information, consult library staff.
