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Pease, J.I., fl. 1800 Engraving of Samuel Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0339 Author/Creator: Pease, J.I., fl. 1800 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 flowers and grasses. Based on a portrait by Joshua Reynolds.

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Pease, J.I., fl. 1800
Reynolds, Joshua, 1723-1792

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