Alexander Pope, Esq.
Jacobus Houbraken
Description
Jacobus Houbraken
Netherlands, 1698–1780
Alexander Pope, Esq.
1747
Etching and engraving on wove paper
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink, 2012/2.209
Subject Matter:
Portrait of Alexander Pope.
Physical Description:
The upper portion of this print depicts an ornate round frame inside of which is a three quarter portrait of a man from the waist up with his left hand held to his head. The lower portion of the print depicts the base on which the frame rests decorated with a classical scene of figures in a landscape. A collection of objects including books, a mask, a crown, a tambourine and sheet music rest atop the base.
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