Joseph SWAIN (wood-engraver), Matthew James LAWLESS (draughtsman)
Dr Johnson's penance
1861
illustration p. 14 for the poem Dr Johnson's penance by Walter Thornbury, in Once a Week, vol. 6 (December 1861 – June 1862), published by Bradbury & Evans, London, 28 December 1861

Medium
wood-engraving

Measurements
10.1 × 12.7 cm (image) 10.4 × 13.0 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: SWAIN Sc
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: 1861. MJL (monogram)

Accession Number
2929.43-4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures Relationships and Interactions

Subjects (specific)
illustrations (layout features) marketplaces men (male humans) mocking penance poetry repentance spectators (event observers)

Movements
Victorian