Alexander Pope Inscribed, chiseled on front of socle: 'POPE', on proper left under sitter's shoulder: 'ALEX. POPE reimagined
Alexander Pope Inscribed, chiseled on front of socle: 'POPE', on proper left under sitter's shoulder: 'ALEX. POPE. Nats. LONDINI, | die 8o. junii anno MDCLXXXVIII. | Obiit in vico Twickenham prope | Urbem, die 8o. maii MDCCXLIV', on front of twentieth century pedestal: 'GIFT OF PAUL MELLON | IN MEMORY OF | BASIL TAYLOR | BRITISH ART HISTORIAN | 1922-1975 | FRIEND, MENTOR | AND GENEROUS SOURCE | OF WISE ADVICE | IN THE COURSE OF ASSEMBLING | THIS COLLECTION OF | BRITISH ART' Signed and dated by chisel under sitter's shoulder, proper right: 'Anno Dom. | MDCCXLI. | Roubiliac | Scit. Ad vivum', Louis François Roubiliac, 1702-1762, French. Reimagined by Gibon. Classic art with a modern twist
Size: 4146px × 5530px
Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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