Thomas Pennant
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Thomas Pennant was a Welsh naturalist, traveller, writer and antiquarian. He was born and lived his whole life at his family estate, Downing Hall, near Whitford, Flintshire, in Wales.
1776 portrait of Pennant by Thomas Gainsborough
Downing Hall, Pennant's lifelong home
A young Thomas Pennant, c. 1740
"The Heron" engraved by Peter Mazell from painting by Peter Paillou, in Pennant's British Zoology
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer and polymath who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, an
Thomas Pennant
…than continental Europe. He knew and maintained correspondence with many of the scientific figures of his day. His books influenced the writings of Samuel Johnson. As an antiquarian, he amassed a considerable collection of art and other works, largely selected for their scientific interest. Many of these works…
Portrait c. 1772
Johnson's birthplace in Market Square, Lichfield
Entrance of Pembroke College, Oxford
Elizabeth "Tetty" Porter, Johnson's wife