JOHN KAY 8 !! Framed Antique Etching - Caricature 19th Century Charles Hay, Esq, Advocate

FRAMED ANTIQUE CARICATURE ETCHING - 19th CENTURY (1806) CHARLES HAY, ESQ, ADVOCATE  - by JOHN KAY

A FRAMED ANTIQUE CARICATURE ETCHING WHICH DEPICTS THE SIDE PROFILE OF CHARLES HAY, ESQUIRE, ADVOCATE - TAKEN A SHORT TIME BEFORE HIS ELEVATION TO THE BENCH

THE ITEM WOULD HAVE BEEN A CARICATURE ETCHING AND WAS EXECUTED BY JOHN KAY (1742 - 1826), A SCOTTISH CARICATURIST AND ENGRAVER.  A LARGE AMOUNT OF HIS SATIRICAL AND CARICATURE PRINTS ARE HELD IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.    

THIS ITEM IS PLATE NO. 82 VOLUME 1 OF "A SERIES OF ORIGINAL PORTRAITS AND CARICATURE ETCHINGS BY THE LATE JOHN KAY, MINIATURE PAINTER, EDINBURGH, VOL. 1" .     THE BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH THAT WAS PRINTED WITH THE PORTRAIT ETCHING CAN BE FOUND ONLINE USING THE SEARCH TERM : -EDINBURGH BOOKSHELF KAY'S ORIGINALS - THEN CHOOSE VOLUME 1 OR 2 AS APPROPRIATE

FRAMED IN A VINTAGE WOOD FRAME IN NATURAL TONE COLOR, THE ETCHING IS BEHIND TWO LAYERS OF MATTING AND PROTECTIVE GLASS WITH A BACKBOARD AND IS ALREADY WIRED TO BE DISPLAYED

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM IS PRINT SIGNED BOTTOM LEFT - "KAY 1806"     THE ITEM ALSO HAS A LABEL ON THE BACK WHICH GIVES DESCRIPTION

CONDITION : THE ETCHING, FRAME AND GLASS ARE ALL IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS, CHIPS OR DAMAGES ETC

SIZE : 22.2cm LEFT TO RIGHT.....28.5cm TOP TO BOTTOM.....2cm THICK

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