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Mr. Davies Shop, Russell Street, (1881). Creator: UnknownMr. Davies Shop, Russell Street, (1881). The bookshop of bookseller and author Thomas Davies (c1713-1785) at Russell Street in Covent Garden, London
Dr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, (1884). Artist: Charles GreenDr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, (1884). Boswell: I talked of the cheerfulness of Fleet Street, owing to the constant quick succession of people which we perceive passing through it
The Journalist, With a View of Auckinleck-or the Land of Stones (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First), May 15, 1786
Frontispiece (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First), May 15, 1786
Wit and Wisdom (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First), May 15, 1786
The Reconciliation (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 20, 1786
Setting out from Edinburgh (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), May 30, 1786
Imitations at Drury-Lane Theatre (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 20, 1786
The Contest at Auckinleck (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 10, 1786
Scottifying the Palate (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First), May 30, 1786
Lodging at M Queens (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 20, 1786
The Recovery (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 20, 1786
Walking Up the High Street, Edinburgh (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First), May 15, 1786
Statue of Johnson, 1898. Creator: UnknownStatue of Johnson, 1898. Grade II listed statue of Dr Samuel Johnson (1709 -1784) English writer, poet, moralist and biographer in Lichfield. From " Our Own Country, Volume II"
Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Creator: UnknownDr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and a committed Tory
Lichfield, c1910. Creator: UnknownLichfield, c1910. The Cathedral. Free Grammar-school, where Addison, Wollaston, Garrick, and Johnson were educated. Breweries, Carriage Works. Population, 8, 610
Dr. Samuel Johnson, c1769, (1902). Creator: UnknownDr. Samuel Johnson, c1769, (1902). Portrait of British author and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), who wrote the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language
Johnsons Birthplace at Lichfield, 1902. Creator: UnknownJohnsons Birthplace at Lichfield, 1902. British author and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), who wrote the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language
Jamess Court, Edinburgh, 1928. Creator: WH CaffynJamess Court, Edinburgh, 1928. From " The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson" by Scottish diarist and author James Boswell (1740-1795)
Dr. Johnson on his Pedestal, Whence He Can See Fleet Street, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeishDr. Johnson on his Pedestal, Whence He Can See Fleet Street, c1935. Bronze statue of Dr Johnson (1709-1784), English man of letters, near St Clement Danes church in Westminster, central London
Mrs. Thrales House, Streatham, (c1878). Creator: UnknownMrs. Thrales House, Streatham, (c1878). The Georgian country mansion at Streatham Park in the village of Streatham was built by the brewer Ralph Thrale
Mrs. Thrale, (c1878). Creator: UnknownMrs. Thrale, (c1878). Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage becoming Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741-1821) was a Welsh-born diarist, author, and patron of the arts
Old House Still Standing in Bolt Court, (1897). Creator: UnknownOld House Still Standing in Bolt Court, (1897). Dr Samuel Johnsons house near Fleet Street in the City of London. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury
Dr. Johnsons Pew in St. Clements, (1881). Creator: UnknownDr. Johnsons Pew in St. Clements, (1881). The seat used by Dr Samuel Johnson in the church of St Clement Danes in the City of London
Dr. Johnson in the Ante-Room of Lord Chesterfield, Waiting for an Audience, 1748Dr. Johnson in the Ante-Room of Lord Chesterifeld, Waiting for an Audience, 1748, (1845), (c1950). Painting in the Tate Gallery, London
Thrales Brewery, Southwark, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]
Facsimile of a corrected proof by Johnson of his Lives of the Poets, from the original in the Forster Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, 1907
John Hoole (b. 1727, d. 1803), 1907. John Hoole (1727-1803), was an English translator. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]
Facsimile title-page (reduced) of Johnsons Lives of the Poets - as re-issued in separate form. This work contained fifty-four biographies, 1907
Sir Charles Blagden (b, 1748, d. 1820), 1907. Sir Charles Brian Blagden FRS (1748-1820), was a British physician and scientist. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell
Facsimile of autograph letter by Kitty Clive, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]
An exact representation of the burning, plundering and destruction of Newgate by the rioters on the memorable 7th of June 1780, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell
Mrs. Elizabeth Montague (b. 1720, d. 1800), 1907. Artist: John Raphael SmithMrs. Elizabeth Montague (b. 1720, d. 1800), 1907. Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800), was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonist, literary critic
Johnsons House, No. 8 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, 1907. Artist: A. L. CollinsJohnsons House, No. 8 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]
Lady Diana Beauclerk (b. 1734, d. 1808), 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]
Topham Beauclerk (b. 1739 - d. 1780), 1907Topham Beauclerk (b. 1739 - d.1780), 1907. Topham Beauclerk (1739-1780) was a celebrated wit and a friend of Dr Johnson. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell
Facsimile title-page of the first edition of The Works of the English Poets, containing Johnsons famous Lives, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell
Samuel Johnson, 1777, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet
Dr. Charles Burney (b. 1726, d. 1814), 1907. Charles Burney FRS (1726-1814) was an English music historian, composer and musician. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell
Thomas Tyers (b. 1726, d. 1787), 1907. Thomas Tyers (1726-1787), was an English playboy and dilettante author. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell
Sir Joshua Reynoldss House, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]
George Psalmanazar (b. (?) 1679, d. 1763), 1907. George Psalmanazar (c. 1679-1763) was a Frenchman who claimed to be the first native of Formosa (today Taiwan) to visit Europe
Temple Bar from Butcher Row, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]
Fleet Street in the Eighteenth Century, 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]
Samuel Johnson, 1773, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet
David Garrick. (b. 1717, d. 1779), 1907. David Garrick (1717-1779), was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout
James Boswell (b. 1740, d. 1795), 1907. James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740-1795), was a Scottish biographer and diarist, born in Edinburgh
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (b. 1648, d. 1680), 1907. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. London, 1907]