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Alexander Pope

(1688-1744), Poet

Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 46 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.

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Alexander Pope, by Jonathan Richardson - NPG 1179

Alexander Pope

by Jonathan Richardson
oil on canvas, circa 1737
On display in Room 9 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1179

Alexander Pope, after Louis François Roubiliac - NPG 2483

Alexander Pope

after Louis François Roubiliac
terracotta bust, possibly late 19th century, based on a work of circa 1738
NPG 2483

Alexander Pope, by Jacques Antoine Dassier - NPG 6236

Alexander Pope

by Jacques Antoine Dassier
bronze medal, 1741
NPG 6236

Alexander Pope, after Unknown artist - NPG D27575

Alexander Pope

after Unknown artist
line engraving, 18th century
NPG D27575

Alexander Pope, by George Vertue, after  Charles Jervas - NPG D27576

Alexander Pope

by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D27576

Alexander Pope, by George Vertue, after  Charles Jervas - NPG D40349

Alexander Pope

by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D40349

Alexander Pope, by George Vertue, after  Charles Jervas - NPG D40350

Alexander Pope

by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D40350

Alexander Pope, by George Vertue, after  Charles Jervas - NPG D14071

Alexander Pope

by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D14071

Alexander Pope, by George Vertue, after  Charles Jervas - NPG D18159

Alexander Pope

by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D18159

Alexander Pope, by George Vertue, after  Charles Jervas - NPG D19211

Alexander Pope

by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D19211

Alexander Pope, by and published by John Smith, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D40348

Alexander Pope

by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1717 (1716)
NPG D40348

Alexander Pope, by and published by John Smith, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D11502

Alexander Pope

by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1717 (1716)
NPG D11502

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