Portraits taken from nature /
Kay, Alexander.
Brodie, Thomas Dawson,1832-1896,former owner.StEdNL
[Edinburgh? : Alexander Kay?
1812?]
A collection of 12 hand-coloured aquatint plates, depicting mainly people from the island of Skye.
Plates are from sketches by artist Alexander Kay (fl. 1806-1840) which have been engraved/etched by Edward Mitchell.
Title details taken from label of original wrapper/portfolio, which has been pasted on to front board.
Dating of work discussed in: Hugh Cheape, 'Portraiture in Piping', Scottish Pipe Band Monthly, No. 6 Jan 1988 (pp. 20 - 24) & No. 7 Feb 1988 (pp. 4 - 10).
Old woman at Kyle -- Murdoch Gilles [sic], ferryman, Slate -- John MacDonald, piper to Glenaladale -- Kenneth Fletcher --Gregor MacGregor, an old 42d. ... Balquihdder [sic], Perthshire -- Archibald MacDonald, Kyle Arkin -- Mary McPhersen [sic] going for peats -- Mrs McDougal, Portree -- Alexr. Monro, boatman, Portree -- an Irish hostler, at Tarbit, Cantyre -- John Macleod and wife -- Lochaber colly and pincher.
19th-century quarter leather binding with blue marbled endpapers, with bookplate of Sir Thomas Dawson Brodie, bt. (1832-1896) of Idvies.
Portraits, Scottish
Portraits, Scottish