Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Poet
Sitter associated with 44 portraits
The son of a linen-draper, Pope was first noticed by Jacob Tonson who published his Pastorals in 1709. With The Rape of the Lock 1712, and his translations of Homer, Pope became the most formidable literary figure of his day, with a large circle of friends and enemies. Primarily a satirical poet and of unsurpassed metrical skill, he wrote 'what oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed'. A friend of Swift and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and famous in the history of landscape gardening for the grounds of his villa at Twickenham, he was revered as one of the great personalities of the age.
attributed to Charles Jervas
oil on canvas, circa 1713-1715
On display in the Drawing Room at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 112
studio of Michael Dahl
oil on canvas, circa 1727
NPG 4132
by John Michael Rysbrack
marble bust, 1730
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5854
by Jonathan Richardson
oil on canvas, circa 1737
On display in Room 10 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1179
attributed to Jonathan Richardson
oil on canvas, circa 1738
NPG 561
after Louis François Roubiliac
terracotta bust, (circa 1738)
On display on Floor 2: Turning Heads at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 2483
by William Hoare
pastel, circa 1739
On display in Room 16 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 299
by William Hoare
red chalk, circa 1739-1743
NPG 873
by Jacques Antoine Dassier
bronze medal, 1741
NPG 6236
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 18th century
NPG D27575
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D27576
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D14071
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D18159
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1717 (1716)
NPG D40348
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1717 (1716)
NPG D11502
by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
engraving, 1720
NPG D18161
by William Hogarth
etching and engraving, circa 1721
NPG D21368
by John Simon, after Michael Dahl
mezzotint, 1728 (1727)
NPG D3934
by and sold by John Simon, after Michael Dahl
mezzotint, 1728 (1727)
NPG D19307
published by John Bowles
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D27565
by George White, sold by Samuel Sympson, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1732 (1722)
NPG D19286
by George White, sold by Samuel Sympson, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1732 (1722)
NPG D16489
by Jonathan Richardson
etching, circa 1736
NPG D5542
by and sold by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1738 (1721)
NPG D27573
by and sold by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1738 (1721)
NPG D3935
by Charles Grignion, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
line engraving, published 1747
NPG D27568
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Arthur Pond
line engraving, 1747
NPG D27577
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, late 18th century
NPG D27571
by James Caldwall, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, published 1779
NPG D27569
by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1787
NPG D27572
after Jonathan Richardson
stipple engraving, published 1824
NPG D27570
'Pope, Allen and Warburton at Prior Park'
by Richard James Lane, published by M & N Hanhart, after E. Kilvert
lithograph, published circa 1839-1865
NPG D21904
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D40349
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D40350
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D19211
by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Jonathan Richardson
photogravure, (circa 1737)
NPG D40351
by and sold by John Faber Jr, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, (1742)
NPG D18867
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Arthur Pond
line engraving, 1747
NPG D40352
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