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460 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 347. LAWYERAN D CLIENT, Reverse Heads. 348. Another set of REVERSEH EADS. The one with the round hat is a likeness of Lord Monboddo. 349. CONVENTIOONF ASSESj or Spirit of Democracy. Etched for a satirical political pamphlet in verse,’ entitled “ Rights of Asses,” and published in Edinburgh in 1792, 8vo. The author, we believe, was Mr. William Wilkie, tailor, James Square, Edinburgh. 350. THEF IDDLEORF GLENBIRNIE. This is a capital Etching; but who the subject of the sketch was Kay has not stated. The character is probably fanciful. 351. DEAD GAME. The artist’s favourite Cat introduced. 352. WITCH OF ENDOR. 35 3, BEGGAR’SFE AST-after Ostade. A good Etching-apparently after Fuseli. 354. SIR WILLIAMW ALLACEt,h e hero of Scottish independence. The Print is said to be from a very old picture ; but it is questionable whether there be any genuine likeness of Wallace in existence, A painting, said to be a copy of the original portrait executed while he sojourned in France, was once in possession of Lieut.Qenera1 Ainslie of this city. It had the appearance of considerable antiquity, and had been in the General’s family upwards of a century. 355. Equestrian Statue of CHARLES11 . erected in the Parliament Square in 1785. The “Merry Monarch” occupies the site once intended for the hero of the Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell. The statue of the latter was actually in progress when the Restoration of Monarchy, in the person of Charles, speedily convinced the pliant authorities of the impropriety of their design. During the great fire in 1624 Charles narrowly escaped destruction. He was unhorsed, and lay for some time in the Parliament Square. From thence he was removed to the Calton Hill jail, where he remained “in durance vile” till 1636, when he was restored, on a new pedestal, to his original position, and has since been refreshed by a coat of bronze. 356. KAYI N MINIATUREb,y himself. 357. HIEROGLYPHLIECV ER from the Devil to Sir Laurence Dundas. 358. DUNDASA’ NSWER. This trifle is not destitute of talent ; it is, as may be supposed, an attack on the then existing order of things. It was published by Robertson and Berry, South Bridge, both of whom got &to trouhle in consequence of their political agitation.
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