Zachary Kay

Zachary Kay

Biography

Having completed his degree in history, Zachary has since worked in journal publishing and a university press. Most recently, he has joined the encyclopedia as an image editor, combining both his interests in the telling of history and for the visual recording and preservation of the past.

Current favourite slice of history: Interregnum England (the Van Dyke beards!; the woodcut prints!; the folk ballads!).

Education

  • B.A. (Hons) History, McGill University

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Performance at the Palace of Versailles, 1676
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Performance at the Palace of Versailles, 1676

Performance at the Palace of Versailles, etching on paper by Jean Lepautre, 1676. Depicted here is the...
Final Act of Isis, the Opera
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Final Act of Isis, the Opera

The Apotheosis of Isis, etching on paper by Sébastien Leclerc I, 1693. Depicted here is the grand stage design of the...
Choreography for a Ballet, 1617
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Choreography for a Ballet, 1617

Choreography for the ballet La Délivrance de Renaud, etching on paper, 1617. Depicted here are four figures in different...
La Barre and Other Musicians
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La Barre and Other Musicians

La Barre and Other Musicians, oil on canvas by André Bouys, c. 1710. While the figures in this ensemble portrait are...
Emperor Joseph II at the Plow
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Emperor Joseph II at the Plow

Sign depicting Emperor Joseph II at the plow, oil on metal, circa 1780-1790. This painting commemorates Joseph II's...
Emperor Joseph II and Sultan Achmet IV
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Emperor Joseph II and Sultan Achmet IV

Illustration depicting negotiations between Emperor Joseph II and Sultan Achmet IV, copperplate engraving, 1788...
Reforms of Emperor Joseph II
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Reforms of Emperor Joseph II

An allegorical illustration of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor's reforms, copperplate engraving by C. J. Mettenleitner...
Arrival of Joseph II in Elysium After His Passing
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Arrival of Joseph II in Elysium After His Passing

An allegorical illustration of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor's arrival in Elysium, the afterlife, copperplate...
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Miniature portrait of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741-1790), enamel painting by Adam Ludwig d'Argent, c. 1780...
James Buchanan, Democratic Candidate for President
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James Buchanan, Democratic Candidate for President

James Buchanan, Democratic Candidate for President of the United States, print on wove paper by Baker...
James Buchanan
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James Buchanan - The United States' 15th President

Portrait of James Buchanan, photograph by Mathew Brady, c. 1860-1865. The waning months of Buchanan's...
Abraham Lincoln Writing the Emancipation Proclamation
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Abraham Lincoln Writing the Emancipation Proclamation

President Lincoln, writing the Proclamation of Freedom, lithographic print on wove paper, Ehrgott...
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