Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›John Knox, the Scottish Reformer (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.3.756-1166)Sacred Art & IconographyJohn Knox, the Scottish Reformer (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.3.756-1166)Etching and aquatint, John Kay, 1810, Metropolitan Museum of Art 17.3.756-1166, rights restrictedCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "John Knox, the Scottish Reformer (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.3.756-1166)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/johnknox-met-17-3-756-1166.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). John Knox, the Scottish Reformer (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.3.756-1166). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/johnknox-met-17-3-756-1166Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-john-knox-the-scottish-reformer-metropol, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {John Knox, the Scottish Reformer (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.3.756-1166)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/johnknox-met-17-3-756-1166}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedAn etching and aquatint titled "John Knox, the Scottish Reformer," by the Scottish caricaturist John Kay, dated 1810. The image derives from a sixteenth century portrait attributed to Adrian Vanson, showing Knox with a long beard and a flat topped hat, his hands resting on a small book. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 17.3.756-1166. The museum's own record carries rights-restricted image metadata rather than public domain status; no image is reproduced here.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionChristianity, Religions Well-attested Source John Knox, the Scottish Reformer, accession 17.3.756-1166 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsJohn Knox, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this etching names the subject outright, an image traced back to a sixteenth century portrait attributed to Adrian Vanson.Source John Knox, the Scottish Reformer, accession 17.3.756-1166 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesJohn Knox, the Scottish Reformer, accession 17.3.756-1166 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 17.3.756-1166View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year