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Edwin, D., fl. 1807 Engraving of Samuel Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0338 Author/Creator: Edwin, D., fl. 1807 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1800 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Order a Copy

One undated engraving of Samuel Johnson. Bust portrait of Johnson surrounded by a frame of laurel leaves the portrait is above what looks like a casket featuring a mythological Greek scene.

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784

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