Dr Johnson in his travelling dress as described in Boswells tour., Thomas Trotter, 1786

Whole length portrait of johnson (not caricatured) walking (left to right) in a mountainous landscape. He walks with a tall stick; his left hand is held up as if declaiming. Behind and below him walks boswell, a minute figure. In the middle distance (right) is a thatched cottage and a man on horseback leading a saddle-horse. In the foreground (right) is a thistle. Beneath the title is engraved: 'the drs reply to mr b------on the loss of his oak stick in the hebrides. "no, no, my friend, it is not to be expected that any man in mull who has got it will part with it. Consider, sir, the value of such a piece of timber here!' 18 january 1786 engraving and etching. Date: 1786. Dimensions: Height: 274 mm; Width: 187 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Dr Samuel Johnson. Collection: British Museum. Dr Johnson in his travelling dress as described in Boswells tour. (BM 1863,1017.80)