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The 1786 coloured etching by John Kay is a full-length portrait of the prominent Scottish botanist [[John Hope (botanist)|John Hope]], depicted in the setting of the [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]] at Leith Walk.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=5&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27hope%27%29|title = Library and Archive Cataloue|publisher = Royal Society|accessdate = 20 November 2010}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
The 1786 coloured etching by John Kay is a full-length portrait of the prominent Scottish botanist [[John Hope (botanist)|John Hope]], depicted in the setting of the [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]] at Leith Walk.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=5&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27hope%27%29|title = Library and Archive Cataloue|publisher = Royal Society|accessdate = 20 November 2010}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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He was appointed Physician in Ordinary to the [[Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh]] in 1768. In 1774 he was elected a member of the [[Aesculapian Club]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Minute Books of the Aesculapian Club|url=http://archives.rcpe.ac.uk/calmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DEP%2fAEC%2f1&pos=2|location= Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh}}</ref> |
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The plate dimensions are approximately 107 mm in height by 73 mm in width. The original etching is part of collections in several major institutions. For example, you can view details and images of the etching through the [[Wellcome Collection]] and the [[British Museum]] online archives. |
The plate dimensions are approximately 107 mm in height by 73 mm in width. The original etching is part of collections in several major institutions. For example, you can view details and images of the etching through the [[Wellcome Collection]] and the [[British Museum]] online archives. |
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Coloured etching by John Kay
The 1786 coloured etching by John Kay is a full-length portrait of the prominent Scottish botanist John Hope, depicted in the setting of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh at Leith Walk.[1]
The plate dimensions are approximately 107 mm in height by 73 mm in width. The original etching is part of collections in several major institutions. For example, you can view details and images of the etching through the Wellcome Collection and the British Museum online archives.
