John Kay ( eng. John Kay ; 1742 - 1826 ) - Scottish caricaturist and engraver.
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| Date of Birth | 1742 |
| Place of Birth | Dalkit , Scotland |
| Date of death | February 21, 1826 |
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| Citizenship |  Scotland |
Biography
Born in April 1742 near the city of Dalkit, Scotland, in the family of a bricklayer.
At thirteen years old, John enrolled in a hairdresser George Heriot , where he worked for six years. Then in 1771 he went to Edinburgh , joining the corporation of hairdressers-surgeons here.
In 1784, he published his first caricature of Laird Robertson ( English Laird Robertson ). In 1785, Kay took a hair salon in the city and opened a small printing house. After some time, his sketches and caricatures of local celebrities who abounded in Edinburgh, became widely known.
The works of John Kay (collection of 340 engravings) [2] were collected by Hugh Paton ( eng. Hugh Paton ) and published as a series of original portraits and cartoons of the late John Kay, with biographical sketches and illustrative anecdotes (Edinburgh, 1838).
His famous shop on the Royal Mile was destroyed during the Great Edinburgh fire in November 1824. [3]
The artist died on February 21, 1826 .
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 132681838 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ John Kay (1742-1826) (English)
- ↑ Grant's Old and New Edinburgh (English)
Links
- John Kay, 1742-1826 (English)
- Kay John (him)