Dr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, (1884).

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". Johnson: "Why, Sir, Fleet Street has a very animated appearance; but I think the full tide of human existence is at Charing Cross". English man of letters Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) and his Scottish friend and biographer James Boswell (1740-1795) passing Ludgate, one of the old gates into the City of London. A print from a supplement to "The Graphic", published for the Johnson Centenary, (13 December 1884). Hand-coloured later.. Stunning Photo Gifts From Heritage Images

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