Mr. Francis Braidwood, Kays Portraits, c1810/1835.

[ Mr. Francis Braidwood ] ("This caricature of a respectable citizen was meant to satirise his somewhat extravagant and fastidious taste in matters of dress and fashion. According to Kay's notes, he " was among the first of the bucks who appeared with shoestrings instead of buckles"....). Copper etched print published in Kay's Edinburgh Portraits, 1837-8 (original dated c1810). Size 8 x 11 cms plus margins with full plate mark. Ref F9265