Dedication of Baretti's Italian and English Dictionary to the Marquis of Abreu, then Envoy Extraordinary from Spain at the Court of Great Britain, intern. evid. Review in the Gentleman's Magazine of Mr. Tytler's acute and able Vindication of Mary Queen of Scots, acknowl. Introduction to the Proceedings of the Committee for 1761. Preface to Rolt's Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, acknowl. Corrections and Improvements for Mr. Gwyn the Ar chitect's pamphlet, entitled " Thoughts on the Coronation of George III.," acknowl. 1762. Dedication to the King of the Reverend Dr. Kennedy's Complete System of Astronomical Chronology unfolding the Scriptures, 4to edition, acknowl. Preface to the Catalogue of the Artist's Exhibition, intern. evid. 1763. Character of Collins in the Poetical Calendar, published by Fawkes and Woty, acknowl. Dedication to the Earl of Shaftesbury of the edition of The Life of Ascham, also prefixed to that edition, Review of Telemachus, a Masque, by the Reverend Dedication to the Queen of Mr. Hoole's Translation of Account of the Detection of the Imposture of the Cock 1764. Part of a Review of Granger's "Sugar Cane," a Poem, in the London Chronicle, acknowl. Review of Goldsmith's "Traveller," a Poem, in the Critical Review, acknowl. 1765. The Plays of William Shakspeare, in eight volumes, 8vo, with Notes, acknowl. 1766. The Fountains, a Fairy Tale, in Mrs. Williams's Miscellanies, acknowl. 1767. Dedication to the King of Mr. Adams's Treatise on the Globes, acknowl. 1769. Character of the Reverend Mr. Zachariah Mudge, in the London Chronicle, acknowl. 1770. The False Alarm, acknowl. 1771. Thoughts on the late Transactions respecting Falkland's Islands, acknowl. 1772. Defence of a Schoolmaster; dictated to me for the House of Lords, acknowl. Argument in support of the Law of Vicious Intromission; dictated to me for the Court of Session in Scotland, acknowl. 1773. Preface to Macbean's "Dictionary of Ancient Geography," acknowl. Argument in favour of the Rights of Lay Patrons; dictated to me for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, acknowl. 1774. The Patriot, acknowl. 1775. A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, acknowl. Proposals for publishing the Works of Mrs. Charlotte Lennox, in 3 volumes, 4to, acknowl. Preface to Baretti's Easy Lessons in Italian and English, intern. evid. Taxation no Tyranny: an Answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress, acknowl. Argument on the Case of Dr. Memis; dictated to me for the Court of Sessions in Scotland, acknowl. Argument to prove that the Corporation of Stirling was corrupt; dictated to me for the House of Lords, acknowl. 1776. Argument in support of the Right of immediate and personal Reprehension from the Pulpit; dictated to me, acknowl. Proposals for publishing an Analysis for the Scotch acknowl. 1777. Dedication to the King of the Posthumous Works of Dr. Pearce, Bishop of Rochester, acknowl. Additions to the Life and Character of that Prelate, prefixed to those works, acknowl. Various Papers and Letters in favour of the Reverend 1780. Advertisement for his Friend, Mr. Thrale, to the Worthy Electors of the Borough of Southwark, acknowl. First Paragraph of Mr. Thomas Davies's Life of Garrick, acknowl. 1781. Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the Works of the most eminent English Poets; afterwards published with the Title of the Lives of the English Poets, acknowl. Argument on the Importance of the Registration of Deeds; dictated to me for an Election Committee of the House of Commons, acknowl. On the Distinction between TORY and WHIG; dictated to me, acknowl. On Vicarious Punishments, and the great Propitiation for the Sins of the World by JESUS CHRIST; dictated to me, acknowl. Argument in favour of Joseph Knight, an African Negro, who claimed his Liberty in the Court of Session in Scotland, and obtained it; dictated to me, acknowl. Defence of Mr. Robertson, Printer of the Caledonian Mercury, against the Society of Procurators in Edinburgh, for having inserted in his paper a ludicrous paragraph against them; demonstrating that it was not an injurious Libel; dictated to me, acknowl 1782. The greatest [part], if not the whole, of a Reply, by the Reverend Mr. Shaw, to a person at Edinburgh, of the name of Clarke, refuting his arguments for the authenticity of the Poems published by Mr. James Macpherson as Translations from Ossian, intern. evid. 1784. List of the Authors of the Universal History, deposited in the British Museum, and printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for December, this year, acknowl. VARIOUS YEARS. Letters to Mrs. Thrale, acknowl. Prayers and Meditations, which he delivered to the Rev. Mr. Strahan, enjoining him to publish them, acknowl. Sermons, left for publication by John Taylor, LL.D., Prebendary of Westminster, and given to the World by the Reverend Samuel Hayes, A. M., intern. evid. Such was the number and variety of the prose works of this extraordinary man, which I have been able to discover, and am at liberty to mention (1); but we ought to keep in mind, that there must undoubtedly have been many more which are yet concealed; and we may add to the account, the numerous letters which he wrote, of which a considerable part are yet unpublished. It is hoped that those persons, in whose possession they are, will favour the world with them. JAMES BOSwell. (1) This is a strange phrase. What work could it have been that Mr. Boswell was not at liberty to mention? That there was some peculiar meaning here can hardly be doubted. It perhaps may allude to some publications of a Jacobite tendency, written in Johnson's earlier days, and which may have been acknowledged in confidence to Boswell; but this is a mere conjecture. Many of the articles inserted in the foregoing list on internal evidence (particularly those from the magazines) are of very little importance, and of very doubtful authenticity.-C. No. VI. DR. JOHNSON'S PORTRAITS. [Referred to in Vol. VIII. p. 421.] [The Note on Dr. Johnson's Portraits being incomplete, I am obliged to Mr. John Murray, Jun., for considerable Additions to the List, which are distinguished by brackets.- C.] Date of Painting. [Prior to 1752. [1756. [Before 1770. A miniature, painter unknown, which belonged to Mrs. Johnson, now in the possession of Dr. Harwood. See preface, p. xiv. First engraved for this edition, size E. Finden. 1830 of the original A three-quarter face to the left (in an oval); he is dressed in what was styled a seven story wig, and holds a pen up to his eye. This picture apparently painted before any of Sir Joshua's portraits No artist's name or date.] BY SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS. I. Mr. Boswell's picture; sold at James Boswell's sale for seventy guineas. A three-quarter length. Dr. Johnson seated in an arm chair, which is covered with a tartan, or chequered cloth, at a table with writing materials; pen in his hand.] 1791 1793 4to. for first edition of Boswell's Life J. Heath. Ditto 8vo. for 8vo. edition of ditto J. Baker. [This picture has been repeatedly engraved for various editions of this work.] II. a. The Duke of Sutherland's picture, formerly the property of Miss Lucy Porter, at Lichfield. See Vol. III. p. 163. Side face, to right, eyes almost closed, without wig; the arms are raised, showing the nervous habit to which he was addicted, when unemployed, of moving his hands up and down before him, with the fingers bent. Sir Joshua is said to have had in his mind this attitude and the abstracted expression of Dr. Johnson's countenance, when he painted the Soothsayer Tiresias in his large picture of the Infant Hercules. |