Statue of Dr Samuel Johnson at St Clement Dane's church, Strand by sculptor Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald. Johnson was an English writer and critic, a

Statue of Dr Samuel Johnson at St Clement Dane's church, Strand by sculptor Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald. Johnson was an English writer and critic, a Stock Photo
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2019 x 4232 px | 17.1 x 35.8 cm | 6.7 x 14.1 inches | 300dpi

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Statue of Dr Samuel Johnson at St Clement Dane's church, Strand by sculptor Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald. Johnson was an English writer and critic, and one of the most famous literary figures of the 18th century. His best-known work is his 'Dictionary of the English Language'. Inscription reads "Samuel Johnson LLD, critic, essayist, philologist, biographer, wit, poet, moralist, dramatist, political writer, talker. Born 1709, died 1784. The gift and handiwork of Percy Fitzgerald, FSA and erected by the Revd. S. Pennington, MA, Rector of St. Clement Danes, 1910"