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PORTRAITS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON

PORTRAITS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON

Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), lexicographer and writer. The son of a Lichfield bookseller. He was a close friend of Henry Thrale of Streatham Park, where he stayed on many occasions. Samuel was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1784.Frontispiece from 'Boswell's Life of Johnson' by John Coker, published by John Murray, London.
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Collection:Streatham Antiquarian Society
Image type:Engraving
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Ref:06065
Identifier:B21
Date:1847

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