'Old Wisdom blinking at the stars', 1782.Artist: W Rennie
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'Old Wisdom blinking at the stars', 1782. Man of letters and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), as a wise owl, looks at busts of Milton and Pope. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century ... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905).
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- W Rennie: Artist
After
- James Gillray: British, English: Artist, caricaturist, draftsman, engraver, printmaker
Subject
- John Milton: British; English: Poet
- Alexander Pope: British: Poet, satirist, writer
- Dr Samuel Johnson: British: Doctor, writer, critic, author
People Related
- George Paston: : Author
Category Hierarchy
Society & Culture Art & Literature
Artistic Representations Satires
Artistic Representations Caricatures
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3913x4466
File Size : 51,198kb
Aliases
- 0580005644
- 1-624-677
- 1624677
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