Lot 26
26
After Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
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After Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.

Portrait of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), half-length, in a black jacket

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After Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
Portrait of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), half-length, in a black jacket
oil on canvas
35¾ x 26½ in. (90.8 x 67.3 cm.)
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Lot Essay

After the painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Samuel Johnson's place in English literature is assured as the writer of the Dictionary of the English Language. Published in 1755, it was the first dictionary to attempt to include the entire English language with examples of usage, and was a mammoth undertaking.

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