[ 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
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