Alexander Pope
(1688-1744), PoetEarly 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.
attributed to Charles Jervas
oil on canvas, circa 1713-1715
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studio of Michael Dahl
oil on canvas, circa 1727
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by John Michael Rysbrack
marble bust, 1730
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attributed to Jonathan Richardson
oil on canvas, circa 1738
NPG 561
after Louis François Roubiliac
terracotta bust, possibly late 19th century, based on a work of circa 1738
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by William Hoare
pastel, circa 1739
NPG 299
by William Hoare
red chalk, circa 1739-1743
NPG 873
by Jacques Antoine Dassier
bronze medal, 1741
NPG 6236
Alexander Pope ('Portrait of Pope. Reproduction for carte-de-visite')
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 1862-1866
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Alexander Pope ('Portrait of Pope. Reproduction for carte-de-visite')
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 1862-1866
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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
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
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by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D40350
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
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by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D18159
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
NPG D19211
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
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