About 1781. Full face, finished only as far as the shoulders, and copied into one of the large pictures now in the room of the Society of Arts in the Adelphi. The original sketch was sold at Barry's sale for 30 guineas. It is in the possession of Mr. Audinet. Engraved in line 4to. size Anker Smith. 1808 Ditto, 8vo., with specimens of Dr. riods of life [178 BY MISS REYNOLDS, NIECE OF SIR JOSHUA. A three-quarter length, the size of life, in oil; belonged to John Hatsell, Esq., Cotton Garden. This portrait did not please Dr. J., who styled it "Johnson's grimly ghost."] BY OZIAS HUMPHRY, R.A. A miniature, from the life. Several copies in crayon, from Sir Joshua's various portraits of Johnson. (1) Brother of Mr. Townley, of the Commons, an ingenious artist, who resided some time at Berlin, and has the honour of being engraver to his Majesty the King of Prussia. This is one of the finest mezzotintos that ever was executed; and what renders it of extraordinary value, the plate was destroyed after four or five impressions only were taken off. One of them is in the possession of Sir William Scott - BOSWELL, Date of Painting. 1782. TROTTER S. C. Engraver's Date of Johnson said when he saw the drawing, "Well, thou art an ugly fellow like the original." Vol. X. p. 97. T. Trotter. 1784] Profile in an oval, to the left, without wig 1786 Hebrides, with his stick, folio Do. [Side-face, to right, the countenance haggard, and exhibiting marks of decay. This was probably the last portrait for which Dr. Johnson sat: it was finished a short time before his death Do. 1786] [Do. prefixed to Harding's Shakspeare; drawing belonged to Dr. Farmer Do. 1792] J. HARDING. 1748. Trotter. 1782 Side-face, to right A wood-cut, on the title-page of Sharpe's edition of this work, Unknown. J. Taylor. 1756 For "Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy," in which Johnson's countenance is analysed upon the principles of that fanciful writer. [A view of Tunbridge Wells, in which Dr. and Mrs. Johnson are introduced; the figures very small. See Vol. I. p. 218. 1804 Loggan. A whole-length, in a cocked hat, ruffles on the hands, holding a stick behind his back. Not known. There is a whole-length figure in Cambridge's works, 4to., drawn and engraved by Besland.] It forms the frontispiece to Vol. I. of this Edition. BUST BY NOLLEKENS. [1777. Modelled in clay, but never cut in marble. The artist has represented Dr. Johnson without his wig; substituting for it flowing hair which hangs down the neck, copied from a beggar, who Drawn by. was called from the street to serve as a model. (See Smith's Life In St. Paul's; the first monument ever placed in that building. There are also several seals with his head cut on them, particularly a very fine one by that eminent artist, Edward Burch, Esq., R. A.; in the possession of the younger Dr. Charles Burney. [Copied and engraved by Richter. Richter. 1797] Let me add, as a proof of the popularity of his character, that there are copper pieces struck at Birmingham, with his head impressed on them, which pass current as halfpence there, and in the neighbouring parts of the country. [The most extensive collections of engraved portraits of Dr. Johnson are those in the possession of Lewis Pocock, Esq., Mr. Upcott, and Mr. Murray of Albemarle Street. The latter was made by the late John Thomas Smith, of the British Museum. - J. MURRAY, Jun. 1835.] INDEX. The Roman letters refer to the Volume; the Arabic figures to the Page. A. ABERCROMBIE, James, of Phila- Aberdeen, iv. 83. Aberdeen butter, duel fought for the Achilles, shield of, vii. 380. and various, vi. 138. ; viii. 220. Aberdeen, William Gordon, second | Action in public speaking, iii. 249. Earl of, iv. 136. Aberdonians, iv. 96. Abernethy, Rev. John, on the effect Abingdon, Willoughby Bertie, fourth Abjuration, oath of, v. 259. iii. 30. 213.; iv. 226. 291.; ν. 8. Absurdities, use of delineating, vii. Abuse, personal, iii. 54. ; vii. 246. 376. ; Abyssinia, Lobo's voyage to, i. 90.; Abyssinia, Prince of. See Rasselas. Active sports in young people, not to Actor, qualities of a great, ix. 272. n. Adams, Rev. Dr. William, master of Adams, Miss, afterwards Mrs. Hyett, viii. 294. Adams, George, dedication to the Addison, Joseph, i. 237, 238. 316. ; ii. Akerman, Mr., keeper of Newgate, anecdotes of, vii. 329, 330, 331. Alfred, his Will, viii. 116, 116 n. 'Alias, Johnson's exemplication of viii. 222. Allen, Ralph, iv. 79. Ambition, vi. 158. Amyat, Dr., ii. 246. Anacreon, Baxter's, v. 124. ; viii. 151. 260. Johnson, ix. 13. 42. 289.; vi. 166. 294.; vii. 60. 123. Address of the Painters to George Adey, Mrs., iii. 52. 64. ; vii. 241. 270. 'Adventurer, Dr. John Hawkes- • Adversaria,' specimen of Johnson's, i. 238. Adversaries, not to be treated with Egri Ephemeris, Johnson's, viii. 388. Affectation, vii. 374. ; ix. 185. Affection, natural, iii. 106. ; vii. 265. ; Agar, Welbore Ellis, vi. 252. n. Age, old, vii. 10. 83.88 n., 193. 203. Anacreon, Dove of, translated by Aikin, Letitia, afterwards Mrs. Bar- 6 Anaitis, temple of, iv. 232. 235. |