Sujet

Where James Boswell first met Dr Johnson, London, (1912). Artist: Frederick Adcock

Légende

Where James Boswell first met Dr Johnson, London, (1912). On 16 May 1763, Scottish diarist and man of letters James Boswell (1740-1795) first met English author, critic and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) in the back shop of Tom Davies the bookseller at 8 Russell Street, Covent Garden. The two became friends and made a trip round the Scottish Hebrides. Boswell wrote a biography of Johnson: Life of Johnson (1791). Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock, (J M Dent and Sons, London, New York, 1912).
The Print Collector collection

Date

30 nov. 1999

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C34_387

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,2Mo (3,4Mo) / 23,0cm x 32,9cm / 2717 x 3886 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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