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Source Description
The togate poet appears in profile, facing right. His exaggerated, square jaw and the heavy folds of drapery are comparable in style to the portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (Walters 71.424). Unlike most of van der Hagen's works, the portrait is not derived from a Rysbrack bust but appears to be a profile view of Roubiliac's 1741 bust of Pope.An almost identical ivory belongs to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.On the reverse, in large, black script, is the inscription: POPE / AUTr. ANG.1 In brown ink, partly effaced by scratches and the later inscription, is another inscription: Ar / POPE / AUTEUR ANGLAIS.
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Document identity
localId
20924
label
Alexander Pope
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
20924
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Alexander Pope
description
The togate poet appears in profile, facing right. His exaggerated, square jaw and the heavy folds of drapery are comparable in style to the portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (Walters 71.424). Unlike most of van der Hagen's works, the portrait is not derived from a Rysbrack bust but appears to be a profile view of Roubiliac's 1741 bust of Pope.An almost identical ivory belongs to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.On the reverse, in large, black script, is the inscription: POPE / AUTr. ANG.1 In brown ink, partly effaced by scratches and the later inscription, is another inscription: Ar / POPE / AUTEUR ANGLAIS.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
medallions (medals)
reliefs
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.5
height
10.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 5/16 x W: 4 1/16 in. (13.5 x 10.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] On the reverse
in large
black script: POPE / AUTr. ANG.1; [Inscription] In brown ink
partly effaced: Ar / POPE / AUTEUR ANGLAIS
med
ivory
creator_ids
16303
35178
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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da7926f19b9c5e19
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
e19769fbdf141ca6
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no