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Engraving of three officers of the Hopetoun Fencibles, by John Kay

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000-000-100-226-C
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Engraving of three officers of the Hopetoun Fencibles, by John Kay

The officers are Major Pilmer, Francis, 7th Lord Napier, and Major Clarkson. Lord Napier and Major Pilmer served in North America during the War of American Independence, and Lord Napier was taken prisoner at Saratoga in 1777.

Major Pilmer was famous for his old and battered boots which were much repaired.

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: 000-000-100-226-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0207: The Thistle at War
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  Lib.1640.160
Date: 1795
Material: Paper
Dimensions: 280 mm H
What: Print / portrait
Subject: Prints
Who: Hopetoun Fencibles
John Kay (artist)
Lord Napier
Major Clarkson
Major Pilmer
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh (depicted)
Event:
Description: Portrait of three officers of the Hopetoun Fencibles - Lord Napier, Major Pilmer and Major Clarkson - by John Kay, Edinburgh, 1795. From Kay's Portraits. Volume I, Plate CLX.
References:
  • 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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