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Let puppy's bark, and asses bray
Kay, John, 1784, Etching
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Let puppy's bark, and asses bray
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Title
Let puppy's bark, and asses bray, each dog and cur will have his day
Description
Three Edinburgh men stand in a circle at the centre of the picture. There are a couple of musicians behind them and on each side they are surrounded by braying donkeys. One of the three plays the bagpipes and a small dog is sat at his feet. All three central characters wear hats and the man on the left carries a box on his back.
Artist / maker
Kay, John
Date
1784
Size
9 x 10.5 cm
Type
Etching
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The accompanying text in the volume begins as follows:
"This curious Print is one of the artist's retaliatory pieces. It appears that Mr. Alexander Campbell, offended at the etching of his brother the precentor, and having some skill in the art of drawing, produced, by way of revenge, a caricature of Kay - in which John Dow was represented as dragging him by the ear to the Town Guard, while Bailie Duff bought up the rear, in the attitude of administering a forcible admonition with his foot. The caricature, although rudely executed, afforded considerable amusement to Mr Campbells' friends, among whom it was chiefly circulated. Kay retaliated by producing the 'Medley of Musicians', in which Mr Alexander Campbell, then organist in a non-juring chapel, appears with a hand organ on his back.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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