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'B. Jonson', (c1572-1637), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

'B. Jonson', (c1572-1637), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

2-721-583 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'B. Jonson', (c1572-1637), 1830. Benjamin Jonson (c1572-1637) English playwright and poet educated at Westminster School and the University of Cambridge who popularised the comedy of humours. He was an important Renaissance dramatist during the reign of James I with an appetite for controversy. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Ben Johnson: British; English: Actor, playwright, dramatist, lyric poet, and literary critic
People Related
  1. Alfred Howard: : Editor
  2. Thomas Tegg: British; English: Publisher, printer, bookseller
  3. Richard Griffin and Company: British: Bookseller, publisher
  4. J Cumming: Irish: Publisher
  5. King James I: British, Scottish: King of England
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Entertainment & Media

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3999x5406
File Size : 63,336kb

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  1. 0580069490
  1. 2-721-583
  1. 2721583
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