Print made by William Doughty, 1757–1782, British, Samuel Johnson, L. L. D, 1779
- Title:
- Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.
- Additional Title(s):
- Dr. Samuel Johnson
- Date:
- 1779
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 18 1/8 x 13 11/16 inches (46.1 x 34.7 cm), Plate: 17 13/16 x 13 1/16 inches (45.3 x 33.1 cm), Image: 15 15/16 x 13 1/16 inches (40.5 x 33.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "185"; lower right: "[...] | £4.4"
Collector’s mark: John Young (Lugt 1560); collector's mark: Alfred Morrison (Lugt 151)
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds."; lower center: "Samuel Johnson, L. L. D. | London, Publish'd as the Act directs June 24th. 1779. by Wm. Doughty No. 4. Little Titchfield Street, Cavendish Square."; lower right: "Engraved by Willm,, Doughty."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.170
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- coat | costume | man | portrait | waistcoat | wig
- Associated People:
- Johnson, Samuel (1709–1784), author and lexicographer
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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