Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784, Letter to Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1783 February 19
- Call Number:
- MSS 30
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784
- Title(s):
- Letter to Sir Joshua Reynolds
- Date:
- 1783 February 19
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder Reynolds 13
- Provenance:
- Gift of Frederick W. Hilles.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Thanking him for Mason's translation of du Fresnoy and sending him the new edition of his <title render="italic">The Lives of the Poets</title>, just published. A presentation inscription from R. B. Adam, a former owner, to R. W. Chapman is written on the mount surrounding the letter. A copy of the pamphlet by R. W. Chapman, entitled <title render="italic">The lives of the poets: Sir Joshua Reynolds's copy of the first edition, sent to him by Johnson 19 February 1783</title>, 1929, is affixed to the back of the mount. Another copy of the pamphlet is affixed to the case. With the letter is cased: Gwatkin, R. G. ALS to R. W. Chapman. Oxford, January 13 [1930?].
- Physical Description:
- 2 pages ; 26 x 21 cm.
- Genre:
- Correspondence , Commonplace books, Diaries, Letters, and Notebooks
- Subject Terms:
- Description and travelPainting, European
- Associated Places:
- Antwerp (Belgium)BelgiumBrussels (Belgium)GermanyNetherlandsParis (France)Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- Associated People/Groups:
- Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse, 1611-1668Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784Mason, William, 1725-1797Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792
- Finding Aid Title:
- Joshua Reynolds Archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/18.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2732
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2732?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1