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Hope, John (1)
Life
Dates:
10 May 1725–10 November 1786
Creator/Photographer:
Kay, J. (engraver)
Type:
engraving
Size: 11 x 8cm (4.5 x 3in); paper size 27 x 20cm (10.5 x 8in)
Copyright Restrictions:
unknown
Notes: John Hope speaking with his gardener (probably Malcolm McCoig, or possibly his predecessor John Williamson), at the Royal Botanic Garden, Leith Walk, Edinburgh. Etching by John Kay from his drawing, 1786, republished by Hugh Paton in "A Series of Original Portraits..." (Edinburgh, 1837-8).