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Title

Dr Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

Date

1909

Medium

bronze, stone & fibreglass

Measurements

H 185 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 178 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

WC2_MRF_S002

Acquisition method

gifted by Percy Fitzgerald

Work type

Statue

Owner

Westminster City Council

Custodian

Westminster City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

4th August 1910

Listing date

24/02/58

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

on the upper surface of the statue’s selfbase: Percy Fitzgerald Sc. / 1909

Inscription description

on the front of the pedestal, in gilded letters carved in the stone: SAMUEL JOHNSON / L.L.D. / CRITIC.ESSAYIST.PHILOLOGIST / BIOGRAPHER. WIT. POET. MORALIST / DRAMATIST. POLITICAL WRITER. TALKER / BORN / 1709 / DIED / 1784 / THE GIFT AND HANDIWORK OF / PERCY FITZGERALD, F.S.A. / AND ERECTED BY / THE REVD S. PENNINGTON. M.A. / RECTOR OF ST. CLEMENT DANES / 1910; on the profile relief of James Boswell on the front of the pedestal: BOSWELL; on the relief of Johnson and Mrs Thrale on the right side of the pedestal: MRS THRALL; in relief letters on the cover of the upper book at Johnson’s feet: Sopra

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