Sujet

'Dr. Johnson in the Ante-Room of Lord Chesterfield, Waiting for an Audience, 1748', (1845), (c1950). Creator: Edward Matthew Ward.

Légende

'Dr. Johnson in the Ante-Room of Lord Chesterifeld, Waiting for an Audience, 1748', (1845), (c1950). Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. 'The Great Cham is seen in an unwelcome role: waiting for an interview with his patron, Lord Chesterfield, Secretary of State, who is seen through the far door. Such experiences of much hated servility casued him to give in his famous Dictionary the definition of a Patron as: Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery.' 'Cham', an old form of khan, was meant to suggest that Johnson ruled over the realm of letters like an oriental despot. From The Outline of Literature, edited by John Drinkwater. [George Newnes Limited, London, c1950]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1950

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D48_043

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

31,5Mo (1,3Mo) / 32,3cm x 24,4cm / 3813 x 2883 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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