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- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [29 July 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.07.29.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A half-undressed Dr. Johnson in a dunce's cap and with a rope around his neck walks from left to right, driven by Apollo, who holds the other end of the rope, and the Muses with uplifted scourges and birch rods. On his cap are the names of the poets Johnson criticized. He carries a placard describing his guilt as an unjust critic. In the background, on the summit of Parnassus, can be seen a temple highlighted by the sun behind it, with Pegasus flying nearby
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text following title: * Vide, the last sermon at St. Dunstans., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. July 29th, 1783, by Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane
- Subject (Name):
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 and Apollo (Deity)
- Subject (Topic):
- Muses (Greek deities), Poetry, History and criticism, and Whips
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Apollo and the Muses inflicting penance on Dr. Pomposo round Parnassus [graphic].