Samuel Johnson, LLD (Primary Title)

William Doughty, English, 1757 - 1780 or 1782 (Artist)

1793
English
Works On Paper
Prints
mezzotint on wove paper with a watermark
Sheet: 18 3/8 × 13 5/16 in. (46.67 × 33.81 cm)
Plate: 17 7/8 × 12 3/4 in. (45.4 × 32.39 cm)
Image: 15 7/8 × 12 3/4 in. (40.32 × 32.39 cm)
35.1.263
Not on view
Printed beneath image, lower left: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds"; lower right: "Engraved by Willm. Doughty."; lower center: "Samuel Johnson, L.L.D./ London. Publish'd as the Act directs June 24th. 1793. by John Jones. Engraver. Great Portland Street. Marylebone." Inscribed in graphite on verso: "10780", "L 9-9-0", "roso", "eo 201" and "10-6"
Bequest of John Barton Payne
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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