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The Hon. Basil Cochrane and James Edgar, Esq., Commissioners of the Customs, and Blue Gown Beggar

John Kay British, Scottish
Subject Hon. Basil Cochrane British, Scottish
Subject James Edgar British, Scottish
1784
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Hon. Basil Cochrane and James Edgar, Esq., Commissioners of the Customs, and Blue Gown Beggar
  • Artist: John Kay (British, Dalkeith, Scotland 1742–1826 Edinburgh)
  • Subject: Hon. Basil Cochrane (British (born Scotland), died 1788)
  • Subject: James Edgar (British (born Scotland), died 1799)
  • Date: 1784
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: sheet: 3 9/16 x 4 3/16 in. (9 x 10.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.888-43
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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