Physical Qualities
Stipple etching, Sheet: 445 × 330 mm. (17 1/2 × 13 in.)
Plate: 180 × 135 mm. (7 1/16 × 5 5/16 in.)
Image: 105 × 90 mm. (4 1/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.4367
Originally one of the illustrations in "Shakespeare Illustrated" published by Harding in 1793. Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an 18th-century English poet. He is best known for his satirical verse, as well as for his translation of Homer. Famous for his use of the heroic couplet, he is the second-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations after Shakespeare.
Inscribed: lower center: "R Clamp Sculp / A. Pope Esqr / From an original picture by Richardson in the possession of Antony Storer Esqr. / Pub Feb. 20. 1793 by E & S Harding Pall Mall"
Markings: CM: Claghorn
