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Mr William Martin, bookseller and auctioneer
Kay, John, 1800, Etching
Mr William Martin, bookseller and auctioneer
Mr William Martin, bookseller and auctioneer
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13504
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Mr William Martin, bookseller and auctioneer in Edinburgh
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A group of men all wearing hats watch as an auctioneer holding a gavel auctions a picture. Candles on either edge of the table illuminate the picture for the audience.
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Kay, John
Date
1800
Size
8.5 x 16 cm
Type
Etching
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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John Kay's 'A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings'
The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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John Kay's Edinburgh
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