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Engraving of James, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun

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Engraving of James, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun
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The Earl (1741-1816) served as a young man in the Scots Guards. As well as pursuing a political career after his succession, he raised the Hopetoun Fencibles in 1793. They can be seen in the background.

Fencible regiments were raised in the face of the threat of invasion by Napoleon: the word is short for 'defencible'. They were forerunners of the Territorial Army.

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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