Joseph Johnson

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A Black man walking with a crutch and a cane wears a hat topped with a scale model of a ship

Joseph Johnson.

Artist

Name:: Smith, John Thomas
Dates:: 1766-1833
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Etching
Engraver:: Smith, John Thomas
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Lives of famous London beggars
Author:: Smith, John Thomas
Publisher:: London: Diprose and Bateman, n.d. [1897]
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A Black man walking with a crutch and a cane wears a hat topped with a scale model of a ship. The full caption reads as follows:

Joseph Johnson, a Black sailor, with a model of the ship Nelson on his cap.

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{{cite web | title=Joseph Johnson | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/joseph-johnson/ | author=Smith, John Thomas | year=n.d. [1897] | access-date=March 11, 2026 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}