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James McKean
Kay, John, 1796, Etching
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James McKean
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Title
James McKean, at the bar of the High Court of Justiciary
Description
James McKean sits between two members of the Edinburgh Town Guard while people attending the court look on.
Artist / maker
Kay, John
Date
1796
Size
10.5 x 16 cm
Type
Etching
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The accompanying text in the volume begins as follows:
"This is understood to be a striking likeness of the prisoner, as he appeared at his trial - placed between two of the Old Town Guard - for the murder of Buchanan the Lanark carrier."
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