Portrait head of Alexander Pope, in profile to the left, looking forward; his head uncovered, hair cropped short
Alternative Title:
Alexander Pope
Description:
Title from note in pencil in lower left., Signed with the initial "R." in lower right corner; attribution to Jonathan Richardson the Elder from local catalog card., Date written in pencil following title., Mounted on page 90 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Crayon and charcoal drawing depicting a copy of a stone bust of John Milton carved by Vertue. The head is slightly in profile facing the right, the blank eyes betray the source material of the drawing, and long locks of hair end in tight curls just above the shoulder
Description:
Title from inscription on mount., Artist from local card catalog record., On same sheet, verso: Iohn Milton., and Mounted to 47 x 32 cm.
Portrait head of a middle-aged woman, directed to right, looking slightly downwards; wearing a plain veil and a gown which conceals her neck
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Pope
Description:
Title from note in pencil in lower left; alternative title from note in pencil in lower right., Signed with the initial "R." in lower right corner; attribution to Jonathan Richardson the Elder from local catalog card., Date written in ink following title., Mounted on page 90 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Pope, Edith, 1642-1733, and Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
A portrait of the English poet Alexander Pope by Jonathan Richardson the Elder, with Pope portrayed seated and supporting an open book with his proper left hand. The painting is oil on canvas, inscribed "POPE" at the lower left corner.
Alternative Title:
Alexander Pope resting on an open book and Alexander Pope, full-length, seated, his left hand resting on
an open book
Description:
Alexander Pope (1688-1744), English poet., Gift of Joan Pittman Schnabel Rea, 1964., Jonathan Richardson (1665-1745), English artist., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744 and Richardson, Jonathan,--1665-1745
Subject (Topic):
Artists--Great Britain and Authors, English--18th century--Portraits
