Dr Johnson of The Cheshire Cheese

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Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1953)
Dr Johnson of The Cheshire Cheese
signed and dated 'F M Bennett 1947' (lower left)
oil on canvas
14 5/8 x 19½ in. (37.2 x 49.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

'There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn'. So wrote Dr Johnson of The Cheshire Cheese, which having been rebuilt after the Fire of London in 1667, still stands in Fleet Street on the site it has occupied since 1538. Dr Johnson, who lodged nearby, wrote the first dictionary of English in its rooms.

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