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Dr Johnson's penance

Dr Johnson's penance
1861
illustration p. 14 for the poem Dr Johnson's penance by Walter Thornbury, in Once a Week, vol. 6 (December 1861 – June 1862), published by Bradbury & Evans, London, 28 December 1861

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
10.1 × 12.7 cm (image) 10.4 × 13.0 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: SWAIN Sc
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: 1861. MJL (monogram)
Accession Number
2929.43-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
illustrations (layout features) marketplaces men (male humans) mocking penance poetry repentance spectators (event observers)
Movements
Victorian