Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings.

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1877.

361 engraved plates, lightly and evenly toned from the old tissue guards. 210; 445; 276; 504 pages. 4 volumes, Short thick 4tos, 3/4 contemporary pebbled brown morocco with decoratively gilt spines, extremities rubbed. Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1877. A very good(+) set.

'A contemporary of Rowlandson and Gillray, though far more gentle in his wit, Kay produced scenes of Edinburgh characters and of comic events in contemporary Edinburgh society which won a popular if localized following. He depicted all the prominent figures and well-known personalities of the day. Kay's portraits of Adam Smith are considered 'the only authentic likenesses that exist of the great economist' (ODNB). John Kay, caricaturist, engraver and miniature painter.

Binding: Hardcover
Language: English

Price: $950.00

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