Samuel Johnson
1 portrait
Samuel Johnson
by Domenico Brucciani, after William Cumberland Cruikshank, and James Hoskins
plaster cast of bust, 1878 (1784)
25 1/2 in. (648 mm) high
Purchased, 1878
Primary Collection
NPG 498a
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Sitterback to top
- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), Poet, critic and lexicographer. Sitter associated with 50 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Domenico Brucciani (1815-1880). Artist associated with 23 portraits.
- William Cumberland Cruikshank (1745-1800), Anatomist. Artist associated with 3 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- James Hoskins (died 1791). Artist associated with 3 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 293
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 340
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