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Known Characters in a Chop House

1800–1820
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Known Characters in a Chop House
  • Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century
  • Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
  • Sitter: James Boswell (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1740–1795 London)
  • Sitter: Samuel Johnson (British, Lichfield, Staffordshire 1709–1784 London)
  • Date: 1800–1820
  • Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 8 13/16 × 11 5/16 in. (22.4 × 28.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.602.16
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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