Dr. Johnson and Lord Chesterfield - Photogravure after E. M. Ward
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Dr. Johnson and Lord Chesterfield - Photogravure after E. M. Ward

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Original photogravure "Dr. Johnson awaiting an audience of Lord Chesterfield" after the painting by E. M. Ward: Dr. Samuel Johnson waits seated among courtiers and ladies in the antechamber of the Earl of Chesterfield. Produced and published by W. B. Jobson & Co. in London for "The Art Portfolio".

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Original photogravure "Dr. Johnson awaiting an audience of Lord Chesterfield" after the painting by E. M. Ward: Dr. Samuel Johnson waits seated among courtiers and ladies in the antechamber of the Earl of Chesterfield. Produced and published by W. B. Jobson & Co. in London for "The Art Portfolio".

Edward Matthew Ward's painting recreates the slight that led Johnson to write Chesterfield his celebrated letter of 1755 on the vanity of belated patronage.

Medium: Photogravure
Artist: E. M. Ward (Edward Matthew Ward, 1816-1879)
Publisher: W. B. Jobson & Co., London
Source: The Art Portfolio
Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.4 in (42 x 29 cm)
Condition: Good condition, with light yellowing at the edges of the paper.

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