Samuel Johnson letter to Joshua Reynolds 1781

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Samuel Johnson letter to Joshua Reynolds 1781

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A letter, dated June 23, 1781, from English essayist Samuel Johnson to painter Joshua Reynolds acknowledging receipt of his "splendid benefaction."

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313743

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792

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Epithet: of Add MS 38728 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001129.0x000076 Sir Joshua Reynolds was the leading portrait painter of late 18th-century England. He was a friend of Samuel Johnson and a founding member of the Literary Club, and was knighted in 1769. He also delivered a series of influential discourses on painting to the Royal Academy from 1769 to 1790. From the description of Papers, 1767-...

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1772

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