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Boswell Collection (#4)

"Boswell: A Journey through Time and Friendship" Step into the world of Boswell, where history intertwines with friendship and adventure

Background imageBoswell Collection: Boswell / Auchinleck

Boswell / Auchinleck
JAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer; friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson Date: 1740 - 1795

Background imageBoswell Collection: Boswell / Holl / Lawrence

Boswell / Holl / Lawrence
JAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer; friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson Date: 1740 - 1795

Background imageBoswell Collection: Boswell / Finden / Reynolds

Boswell / Finden / Reynolds
JAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer; friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson Date: 1740 - 1795

Background imageBoswell Collection: J. Boswell / London Mag

J. Boswell / London Mag
JAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer and biographer of Samuel Johnson, pictured here in the dress of a Corsican chief. Date: 1740 - 1795

Background imageBoswell Collection: James Boswell (Martin)

James Boswell (Martin)
JAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer, friend and biographer of Dr Johnson Date: 1740 - 1795

Background imageBoswell Collection: James Boswell (Haydon)

James Boswell (Haydon)
JAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer, friend and biographer of Dr Johnson Date: 1740 - 1795

Background imageBoswell Collection: Public Gardens (Modern)

Public Gardens (Modern)
Slide showing a view of Jerusalems public gardens. Part of Box 366. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Background imageBoswell Collection: The City Hall, San Francisco

The City Hall, San Francisco
Slide showing a photograph of San Franciscos City Hall, completed in 1899, but was rebuilt with a different design after the 1906 earthquake. Part of Box 366. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Background imageBoswell Collection: A stroll through the Woods at Lake George

A stroll through the Woods at Lake George
Slide showing a picture of a man and a woman on a path through some woods. Part of Box 366. Boswell Collection. Lake George is in New York state. Date: circa 1900

Background imageBoswell Collection: The Puppy Group - Copyright

The Puppy Group - Copyright
Slide showing a photograph of four puppies sitting on pedestal with a red covering. Part of Box 366. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Background imageBoswell Collection: Robinson Crusoe loading the raft

Robinson Crusoe loading the raft
Slide showing a scene from the story Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The picture shows Crusoe disembarking a ship on to a raft. Part of Box 366. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Background imageBoswell Collection: Japan - An Ox carrying tea

Japan - An Ox carrying tea
Lantern slide of an Ox carrying tea.. Part of Box 158 Japan, part of Boswell Collection, slide no 40 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBoswell Collection: Japan - A group of beggars praying

Japan - A group of beggars praying
Lantern slide of a group of beggars praying.. Part of Box 158 Japan, part of Boswell Collection, slide no 38 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBoswell Collection: Bygones

Bygones
Slide showing the word Bygones scratched into a black background signed A.H.T. Boswell. Part of Box 366. Date: circa 1900

Background imageBoswell Collection: Japan - The town Otsu, on lake Biwa Otsu

Japan - The town Otsu, on lake Biwa Otsu
Lantern slide of the town Otsu, on lake Biwa. Otsu (Otsu-shi) is a small village in Japan. It is located about five miles from Kyoto, and is considered a central and strategic location in Japan

Background imageBoswell Collection: Japan - A group of seven girls

Japan - A group of seven girls
Lantern slide of a group of seven girls. Part of Box 158 Japan, Part of Boswell Collection, slide no. 4 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBoswell Collection: Sydney, Australia - Australia from North Shore

Sydney, Australia - Australia from North Shore
Slide showing a colour painting of a city scape.. Boswell Collection. Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales

Background imageBoswell Collection: Japan -... of Otsu

Japan -... of Otsu
Black and white lantern slide overview scene of town and lake. Part of Box 157, Japan Boswell Collection. Slide number 1 Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Biwa-ko

Background imageBoswell Collection: Kamerad in the Air by William C. Boswell

Kamerad in the Air by William C. Boswell
An aerial battle on the Western front with a German squadron seen in retreat with the last one (bottom right) being pursued by a British antagonist on her tail

Background imageBoswell Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Journalist, View Auckinleck, Land Stones, Picturesque Beauties

Drawings Prints, Print, Journalist, View Auckinleck, Land Stones, Picturesque Beauties
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Journalist, With a View of Auckinleck, or the Land of Stones (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First), Subject, Publisher, Artist, After, James Boswell, E

Background imageBoswell Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Lodging, Mr. M Queens, Glemorison, Celebrated Spider Scene

Drawings Prints, Print, Lodging, Mr. M Queens, Glemorison, Celebrated Spider Scene
Drawings and Prints, Print, Lodging at Mr. M Queens in Glemorison: the Celebrated Spider Scene (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), Subject, Publisher, Subject, Artist, After

Background imageBoswell Collection: Walking Up High Street Edinburgh Picturesque Beauties

Walking Up High Street Edinburgh Picturesque Beauties
Artokoloro

Background imageBoswell Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Embrace Boyds Inn, Picturesque Beauties Boswell, Part First

Drawings Prints, Print, Embrace Boyds Inn, Picturesque Beauties Boswell, Part First
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Embrace at Boyds Inn (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First), Subject, Publisher, Artist, After, Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, E

Background imageBoswell Collection: Journalist View Auckinleck Land Stones Picturesque Beauties

Journalist View Auckinleck Land Stones Picturesque Beauties
Artokoloro

Background imageBoswell Collection: Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck, Allan Ramsay, 1713-1784, British

Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck, Allan Ramsay, 1713-1784, British

Background imageBoswell Collection: SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784). English man of letters. A Literary Party at Sir Joshua Reynolds s

SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784). English man of letters. A Literary Party at Sir Joshua Reynolds s. Mezzotint, 1858, by John Sartain, after a painting by James William Edmund Doyle

Background imageBoswell Collection: JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish lawyer and writer

JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish lawyer and writer. Title page of the first edition of James Boswells Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, London, 1785

Background imageBoswell Collection: JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). English author

JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). English author. A boastful James Boswell hawking his publications which include his forthcoming life of Samuel Johnson: caricature etching, 1786, by Thomas Rowlandson

Background imageBoswell Collection: BOSWELL & JOHNSON, 1786. James Boswell talking to Samuel Johnson till near two in the morning

BOSWELL & JOHNSON, 1786. James Boswell talking to Samuel Johnson till near two in the morning : a satirical caricature etching by Thomas Rowlandson, 1786

Background imageBoswell Collection: BOSWELL & JOHNSON. Thomas Rowlandsons satirical etching of Scottish lawyer

BOSWELL & JOHNSON. Thomas Rowlandsons satirical etching of Scottish lawyer and writer James Boswell and English man of letters Samuel Johnson, talking till near two in the morning

Background imageBoswell Collection: JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish lawyer and biographer of Samuel Johnson. Oil on canvas

JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish lawyer and biographer of Samuel Johnson. Oil on canvas, 1765, by George Willison

Background imageBoswell Collection: CROWE: BOSWELL, 1859. Boswells Introduction to the Literary Club

CROWE: BOSWELL, 1859. Boswells Introduction to the Literary Club. Engraving after a painting by Eyre Crowe, 1859. Left to right: Edmund Burke, Bennet Langton (standing), Oliver Goldsmith (seated)

Background imageBoswell Collection: Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author and lexicographer. Johnson and James Boswell

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author and lexicographer. Johnson and James Boswell (1740-1795) his friend and biographer, recovering from a hangover after a night on the town

Background imageBoswell Collection: James Boswell (1740-1795) Scottish man-of-letters. Biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

James Boswell (1740-1795) Scottish man-of-letters. Biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). Boswell in the costume of a Corsican armed chief at the Stratford Shakespeare Jubilee in 1769

Background imageBoswell Collection: (1728-1774). Anglo-Irish writer. Goldsmith, James Boswell, and Samuel Johnson at the Mitre Tavern

(1728-1774). Anglo-Irish writer. Goldsmith, James Boswell, and Samuel Johnson at the Mitre Tavern in London
OLIVER GOLDSMITH (1728-1774). Anglo-Irish writer. Goldsmith, James Boswell, and Samuel Johnson at the Mitre Tavern in London. Steel engraving, 19th century

Background imageBoswell Collection: SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784). English writer. An incident during Johnsons journey with James Boswell

SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784). English writer. An incident during Johnsons journey with James Boswell to the Scottish Highlands and Hebrides in 1773. Copper engraving, 18th century

Background imageBoswell Collection: JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish writer and lawyer. Caricature, 1786

JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish writer and lawyer. Caricature, 1786, by Thomas Rowlandson showing a boastful Boswell hawking his publications

Background imageBoswell Collection: JAMES BOSWELL (1750-1795). Scottish lawyer and writer. Steel engraving, 19th century

JAMES BOSWELL (1750-1795). Scottish lawyer and writer. Steel engraving, 19th century, after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Background imageBoswell Collection: SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784). English man of letters. Walking Up High Street

SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784). English man of letters. Walking Up High Street. Caricature of Samuel Johnson (left) and James Boswell designed by Samuel Collings and etched by Thomas Rowlandson, 1786

Background imageBoswell Collection: JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish lawyer and writer. Etching after a drawing, 1793

JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish lawyer and writer. Etching after a drawing, 1793, by George Dance

Background imageBoswell Collection: JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish lawyer and writer. Boswells burial place

JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). Scottish lawyer and writer. Boswells burial place, the family vault of Lord Auchinleck in the Auchinleck churchyard, Ayrshire, Scotland. Line engraving, 19th century

Background imageBoswell Collection: JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). English author. Stipple engraving, English

JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795). English author. Stipple engraving, English, after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Background imageBoswell Collection: PLIT2A-00039

PLIT2A-00039
Samuel Johson and James Boswell at the Literary Club, London, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBoswell Collection: Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) putting forth his opinion in a robust manner while James Boswell listens. Dr Johnsons friend Oliver Goldsmith said, " There is no arguing with Johnson

Background imageBoswell Collection: James Boswell / Reynolds

James Boswell / Reynolds
JAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer and biographer of Samuel Johnson

Background imageBoswell Collection: J. Boswell / Full Length

J. Boswell / Full Length
JAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer and biographer of Samuel Johnson

Background imageBoswell Collection: Dr Johnson / Bolt Ct Home

Dr Johnson / Bolt Ct Home
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON With Boswell - at home in Bolt Court

Background imageBoswell Collection: Doctor Johnson Eating

Doctor Johnson Eating
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON Caricatured with Boswell as a pair of gourmands




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"Boswell: A Journey through Time and Friendship" Step into the world of Boswell, where history intertwines with friendship and adventure. This captivating caption takes us on a journey from the bustling streets of London to the tranquil Edinburgh home of James Boswell. In the 19th century color engraving, we find ourselves at the Mitre Tavern in London, witnessing an iconic meeting between Oliver Goldsmith, James Boswell, and Samuel Johnson. Their conversations echo through time as they discuss literature, philosophy, and life itself. David Boswell Reid's name also emerges in our exploration. Perhaps a distant relative or admirer of James Boswell? The connection remains shrouded in mystery but adds another layer to this fascinating tale. As we continue down Fleet Street in London, we can almost hear the footsteps of Dr. Johnson and his loyal companion Boswell echoing through history. Their bond is unbreakable as they navigate both literary circles and everyday life together. But it is not just London that holds significance for our protagonist; Edinburgh becomes their beloved home. Within its walls lies a sanctuary for reflection and creativity – a place where ideas flourish under the watchful eye of Scotland's capital city. Dr. Johnson's Highland Tour comes alive before our eyes as he explores rugged landscapes alongside his faithful friend Boswell. Together they traverse mountainsides, capturing moments that will forever be etched into their memories. The Mitre Tavern resurfaces once again – an emblematic location symbolizing camaraderie between Dr. Johnson and his ever-loyal companion Boswell. Here they share laughter over pints while engaging in intellectual debates that shape their understanding of the world around them. Boswell Court stands tall amidst grandeur - perhaps named after our enigmatic hero himself? Its origins remain unknown but serve as a reminder that even buildings can carry stories within their walls. Mr.