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'Frontispiece for the 2nd edition of Dr Johnson's letters'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 7 April 1788
9 3/4 in. x 6 7/8 in. (249 mm x 175 mm) plate size; 10 5/8 in. x 7 5/8 in. (269 mm x 194 mm ) paper size
Purchased, 1905
NPG D9898
© National Portrait Gallery, London
In this etching, Samuel Johnson addresses Mrs Piozzi thus:
Madam! my Debt to Nature paid
I thought the Grave with hallow'd Shade
Would now protect my Name,
Yet there in vain I seek Repose,
My Friends each a little Fault disclose
And murder Johnson's Fame;
First Boswell with officious Care
Shew'd me as a Man would shew a Bear
And called himself my Friend.
Sir John[fn[Hawkins[/fn] shew'd my hearse
And C... [fn]John Courtenay[/fn] pester'd me with verse
You torture without end.
When Streatham spread its pleasant board,
I opened learnng's valued hoard,
And as I feasted, prosed.
Good things I said, good things I eat
I gave you knowledge for your meat,
And thought th' account was closed.
If obligations I still owed,
You sold each item to the crowd,
I suffered by the tale.
For God's sake, Madam, let me rest,
No longer vex your quondam guest:
I'll pay you for your ale.
'Frontispiece for the 2nd edition of Dr Johnson's letters'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell. Etching, published 7 April 1788.
9 3/4 in. x 6 7/8 in. (249 mm x 175 mm) plate size; 10 5/8 in. x 7 5/8 in. (269 mm x 194 mm).
Owner of original | http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw43441/Frontispiece-for-the-2nd-edition-of-Dr-Johnsons-letters?LinkID=mp03573&search=sas&sText=hester+lynch&OConly=true&role=sit&rNo=3 |
Date | 7 Apr 1788 |
File name | frontispiece_dr_johnson_letters_1788.jpg |
File Size | 186.96k |
Dimensions | 582 x 800 |
Caption | by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell, etching, published 7 April 1788 |
Caption Writer | National Portrait Gallery London - www.npg.org.uk |
Headline | NPG D9898; 'Frontispiece for the 2nd edition of Dr Johnson's letters' (Hester Lynch Piozzi (nÈe Salusbury; Mrs Thrale); Samuel Johnson) by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell |
Special Instructions | Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. For authorisation contact rightsandimages@npg.org.uk www.npg.org.uk |
Author | National Portrait Gallery London - www.npg.org.uk |
Author's Position | Rights and Images Department |
Source | National Portrait Gallery London |
Photo Source | National Portrait Gallery London |
Title | NPG D9898; 'Frontispiece for the 2nd edition of Dr Johnson's letters' (Hester Lynch Piozzi (nÈe Salusbury; Mrs Thrale); Samuel Johnson) |
Creation Date | 20120504 |
City | London, St Martin's Place, WC2 0HE |
Country | United Kingdom |
Keywords | Double portraits; Art in art; Words and inscriptions; Chairs; From behind; Books and libraries |
Copyright Notice | © National Portrait Gallery, London |
Linked to | Hester Lynch Salusbury |
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