Robert Dodsley
(1703-1764), Poet, dramatist and booksellerEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 1 portrait
Author and publisher. While still a footman he published his first poem, Servitude, in 1729, and turned to bookselling on the proceeds. He published the work of Alexander Pope, Dr Johnson and Oliver Goldsmith, and founded The Annual Register in 1758.
attributed to Edward Alcock
oil on tin, 1760?
NPG 1436
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