Sujet

'Edward Gibbon (b. 1737, d. 1794)', 1907. Artist: Unknown.

Légende

'Edward Gibbon (b. 1737, d. 1794)', 1907. Edward Gibbon FRS (1737-1794), was an English historian, writer and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788 and is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organised religion. From The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II by James Boswell. [Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., London, 1907]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1907

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D41_185

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

48,7Mo (1,1Mo) / 26,9cm x 45,3cm / 3183 x 5345 (300dpi)

Mots clés

silhouette portrait VUE DE CÔTÉ se tenir personnes gens mâle le travail homme hommes la politique pays figure type métier Britannique Anglais profil endroit siècle La Grande-Bretagne profession B&W MONOCHROME auteur politicien auteur noir et blanc noir et blanc B W 18e siècle les années 1900 20e siècle Dix-huitie siècle The Print Collector James portrait Unknown Dr Samuel Johnson Johnson Dr Samuel Samuel Johnson Dr Johnson Doctor Johnson Samuel Isaac James Boswell Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson Isaac Pitman Pitman Sir Isaac Pitman portrait