The Favourite Cat and De La-Tour Painter
Subject John Kay British, Scottish
Sitter Maurice Quentin de La Tour French
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Subject John Kay British, Scottish
Sitter Maurice Quentin de La Tour French
Not on view
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Title: The Favourite Cat and De La-Tour Painter
Subject:
John Kay (British, Dalkeith, Scotland 1742–1826 Edinburgh)
Sitter:
Maurice Quentin de La Tour (French, Saint-Quentin 1704–1788 Saint-Quentin)
Date: 1813
Medium: Etching, engraving and mezzotint
Dimensions: sheet: 4 5/8 x 6 in. (11.8 x 15.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number: 17.3.756–617
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