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'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's'

7 of 10 portraits of Oliver Goldsmith

'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's', by D. George Thompson, published by Owen Bailey, after James William Edmund Doyle, published 1 October 1851 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

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'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's'

by D. George Thompson, published by Owen Bailey, after James William Edmund Doyle
stipple and line engraving, published 1 October 1851
18 1/4 in. x 25 1/8 in. (465 mm x 638 mm) plate size; 19 3/4 in. x 27 1/4 in. (503 mm x 692 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D14518


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  • James Boswell (1740-1795), Biographer of Dr Johnson. Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
  • Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman. Sitter associated with 103 portraits.
  • Charles Burney (1726-1814), Musician and historian of music. Sitter in 10 portraits.
  • David Garrick (1717-1779), Actor, playwright and theatre manager. Sitter associated with 55 portraits.
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  • Thomas Warton the Younger (1728-1790), Historian of English poetry. Sitter in 3 portraits.

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