Dr Samuel Johnson

William Doughty (c.1750-1780), after Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. Dr Samuel Johnson mezzotint on laid paper, scratch letter proof before title, with thread margins on 3 sides and trimmed to just below artists' names, published by W.Doughty, London, 1779, with collectors mark of 'T.L.', Sir Thomas Lawrence (lower left); and inscribed in ink on the reverse 'John Wright', with further collectors mark 'E.M.H' unframed S. 16¾ x 13 1/8in. (42.5 x 33.2cm.)