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Provost Elder and Principal Baird

Kay, John, 1793, Etching
Provost Elder and Principal Baird
Provost Elder and Principal Baird
Provost Elder and Principal Baird
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Item no
13386
Title
Friendship, A principal Beard. The elder shall serve the younger. (Provost Elder and Principal Baird)
Description
The caricature depicts two figures shaking hands in a gesture of friendship or agreement.
The left figure wears a tricorn hat, a fitted coat, a cravat, knee breeches, stockings and buckled shoes.

The right figure is an elderly man with a long beard, wearing a hat, a robe and clerical bands at the neck.

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Date
1793
Size
13 x 9.5 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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