Engraving of the Hon. Francis William Grant of Grant, by John Kay

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Francis William Grant of Grant was Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire. The Inverness-shire Militia, of which he was Colonel, was stationed in Edinburgh at the time the portrait was made.

Inverness-shire Militia - Portrait of the Hon. Francis William Grant of Grant, Colonel, by John Kay, Edinburgh, 1804. From Kay's Portraits. Volume II, Plate CXLVIII.

John Kay was born near Edinburgh in 1742. A keen artist from childhood, he was a barber until 1785 when he became a full-time engraver and painter of miniatures. His portraits of Edinburgh characters are vivid and unmistakable.

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• Online ID: 000-000-100-224-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: The Thistle at War
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  Lib.1640.148
• Date: 1804
  
• Material: Paper
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• Dimensions: 280 mm H
  
• What: Print / portrait
  
• Subject: Prints
  
• Who: John Kay (artist)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh (depicted)
  
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  • Kay, John A series of original portraits and caricature etchings with biographical sketches and anecdotes 2 volumes Edinburgh: Hugh Paton, 1837-38 
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