Robert Blair, Esq., Solicitor-general

John Kay British, Scottish

Subject Robert Blair of Avontoun British, Scottish

1799

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Title: Robert Blair, Esq., Solicitor-general
Artist: John Kay (British, Dalkeith, Scotland 1742–1826 Edinburgh)
Subject: Robert Blair of Avontoun (British, Athelstaneford, Scotland 1741–1811 Edinburgh)
Date: 1799
Medium: Etching and stipple
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 9/16 × 3 5/16 in. (11.6 × 8.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.30(253)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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