Lexicographer Collection

Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-84) 1775 (oil on canvas)
BAL1551 Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-84) 1775 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 76x63 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Samuel Johnson Reynolds
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writer, lexicographer, critic and conversationalist

Noah Webster
NOAH WEBSTER American lexicographer and author

Noah Webster, the schoolmaster of the Republic. Date c1886 April 18

Samuel Johnson (oil on canvas)
3664653 Samuel Johnson (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after); (add.info.: Dr Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784); compiled first English dictionary; ); The Stapleton Collection; English

Noah Webster
3585808 Noah Webster; (add.info.: Portrait of Noah Webster (1758-1843) an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author

Facsimile of a corrected letter by Samuel Johnson, 1780 (engraving)
5309210 Facsimile of a corrected letter by Samuel Johnson, 1780 (engraving); (add.info.: Facsimile of a corrected letter by Samuel Johnson)

Dr Samuel Johnson
1577057 Dr Samuel Johnson; (add.info.: Full-Length Portrait of Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Samuel Johnson, 1760s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Samuel Johnson, 1760s, (2023). Dr Johnson (1709-1784) was a British writer, poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer

Thomas Corneille, late 17th-early 18th century. Creators: Jean Jouvenet, Workshop of Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet
Thomas Corneille, late 17th-early 18th century. French dramatist Thomas Corneille (1625-1709), dressed in a brocade coat, on which his long white hair falls

Portrait d'Antoine Furetière (1619-1688), écrivain et lexicographe, c1660. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Portrait d'Antoine Furetiere (1619-1688), ecrivain et lexicographe, c1660

Dr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, (1884). Artist: Charles Green
Dr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, (1884). Boswell: I talked of the cheerfulness of Fleet Street, owing to the constant quick succession of people which we perceive passing through it

Dr Samuel Johnson viewing the Gordon Riots, 1780
3784431 Dr Samuel Johnson viewing the Gordon Riots, 1780; (add.info.: Dr Samuel Johnson viewing some of the Gordon Riots, 1780: anti-Catholic reaction to 1778 Papists Act)

Hadrianus Junius, 1511-1575, aka Adriaen de Jonghe
3116359 Hadrianus Junius, 1511-1575, aka Adriaen de Jonghe. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer)

Professor James Strong, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Prof. James Strong, between 1855 and 1865. [Academic, biblical scholar, lexicographer, Methodist theologian: best known for being the creator of Strongs Concordance

Emile Littre(French lexicographer and philosopher, 1801-1881), c. 1876
Emile Littre (French lexicographer and philosopher, 1801-1881), c. 1876. Woodburytype, from the periodical " Galerie Contemporaine Litteraire, Artistique" (1876), volume 3

Portrait of Felix Flugel (1820-1904), 1894. Creator: Georg Conrad Adolph Brokesch
Portrait of Felix Flugel (1820-1904), 1894

Portrait of Felix Flugel (1820-1904), 1888. Creator: Alfred Naumann
Portrait of Felix Flugel (1820-1904), 1888

Noah Webster: American lexicographer (engraving)
5669010 Noah Webster: American lexicographer (engraving) by Durand, Asher Brown (1796-1886); (add.info.: Noah Webster (1758-1843)

Portrait of Thomas Corneille (1625-1709) (oil on canvas)
CHT211353 Portrait of Thomas Corneille (1625-1709) (oil on canvas) by Jouvenet, Jean-Baptiste (1644-1717) ( attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dr Johnson on his pedestal, whence he can see Fleet Street (b / w photo)
3637547 Dr Johnson on his pedestal, whence he can see Fleet Street (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Johnson on his pedestal)

Noah Webster (1758 - 1843) (colour lithograph)
3239908 Noah Webster (1758 - 1843) (colour lithograph) by Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Abel Boyer, French lexicographer and writer (engraving)
981803 Abel Boyer, French lexicographer and writer (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abel Boyer (c1667-1729)

The New British Academy, the First President and Council (b / w photo)
1601329 The New British Academy, the First President and Council (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New British Academy)

Samuel Johnson (1709-84) 1777 (plaster)
XYC235948 Samuel Johnson (1709-84) 1777 (plaster) by Nollekens, Joseph (1737-1823); 61x35.6x27.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Old Wisdom: Blinking at the Stars, published in 1782 (etching)
NCO193407 Old Wisdom: Blinking at the Stars, published in 1782 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Dr Johnson
LLM455683 Dr Johnson by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (fl.1888-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Johnson. There is no arguing with Johnson said Goldsmith for when his pistol misses fire he knocks)

Johann Mattheson, engraved by Johann Jakob Haid (1704-67), c. 1744 (mezzotint)
418527 Johann Mattheson, engraved by Johann Jakob Haid (1704-67), c.1744 (mezzotint) by Wahl, Johann Salomon (1689-1765) (after); 36x23.6 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum

Punch cartoon: Letter from Dr Johnson to Mr Punch (engraving)
6034720 Punch cartoon: Letter from Dr Johnson to Mr Punch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Letter from Dr Johnson to Mr Punch)

Samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (engraving)
5996904 Samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (engraving) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Frederic Mistral (1830-1914), French poet and lexicographer of the Occitan language (b / w photo)
817649 Frederic Mistral (1830-1914), French poet and lexicographer of the Occitan language (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Caricature of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and Emile Littre (1801-1881
CHT189314 Caricature of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and Emile Littre (1801-1881) depicting them as performing monkeys at a circus (colour litho) by Gill

Adriaen de Jonghe, Dutch physician
6039950 Adriaen de Jonghe, Dutch physician. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adriaen de Jonghe, Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer)

Emile Littre, French lexicographer and philosopher (chromolitho)
1094029 Emile Littre, French lexicographer and philosopher (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emile Littre (1801-1881)

Emile Littre, French lexicographer and philosopher (colour litho)
3639637 Emile Littre, French lexicographer and philosopher (colour litho) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emile Littre (1801-1881), French lexicographer and philosopher

Nathan ben Jehiel (engraving)
695001 Nathan ben Jehiel (engraving) by Dutch School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nathan ben Jehiel, (c.1035-1106)

Dr Johnson (1709-84) at Caves the Publisher, 1854 (oil on canvas)
VFS109729 Dr Johnson (1709-84) at Caves the Publisher, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Wallis, Henry (1830-1916); 49.5x59.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Benjamin Martin (copper engraving)
815875 Benjamin Martin (copper engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Martin (1704-1782)

Noah Webster, 1833. Creator: James Herring
Noah Webster, 1833

Noah Webster, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Adrian Junius, (1511-1575), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Adrian Junius, (1511-1575), 1830. Hadrianus Junius (1511-1575), also known as Adriaen de Jonghe, Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, antiquarian, historiographer, rector

Grose, (c1731-1791), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Grose, (c1731-1791), 1830. Francis Grose (c1731-1791) English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Dr. Samuel Johnson, c1769, (1902). Creator: Unknown
Dr. Samuel Johnson, c1769, (1902). Portrait of British author and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), who wrote the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language

Dr John Walker, Compiler of Dictionary. Creator: N J Cottingham
Dr John Walker, Compiler of Dictionary. Portrait of English stage actor, philologist and lexicographer John Walker (1732-1807)

Samuel Johnson, 1777, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

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"Exploring the Legacy of Lexicographers: Unveiling the Masters of Words" Step into a world where words come alive, and language is meticulously crafted. Meet the brilliant minds who dedicated their lives to shaping dictionaries and etymology. Dr. Samuel Johnson, an iconic figure in lexicography, immortalized on canvas in 1775, stands as a testament to his monumental work. His dictionary became a cornerstone for English literature and language. Noah Webster, known as "the schoolmaster of the Republic, " revolutionized American English with his comprehensive dictionary. His influence resonates even today. Samuel Johnson Reynolds inherited his father's passion for words, carrying forward the legacy by contributing to lexicography himself. Edward William Lane's plaster sculpture from 1829 captures the essence of dedication that goes into crafting dictionaries - every detail intricately carved like each word defined within its pages. In Charles Green's painting "Dr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, " we witness two literary giants engrossed in conversation about language's power and beauty—a glimpse into their creative process. Delving deeper into history, Ibn al-Qutiyya's "History of the conquest of Al-Andalus" showcases how lexicography transcends borders and cultures—words connecting people across time and space. The bust commemorating Samuel Johnson serves as a reminder that behind every dictionary lies countless hours spent researching, analyzing, and defining words—an art form unto itself. During tumultuous times like the Gordon Riots in 1780, Dr. Samuel Johnson stood witness—a testament to how lexicons not only document but also reflect society's evolution through language. Hadrianus Junius or Adriaen de Jonghe reminds us that lexicographers have existed throughout history—guardians preserving linguistic treasures for generations to come. Professor James Strong remains an enigmatic figure between 1855-1865—an unsung hero whose contributions shaped the lexicons we rely on today.