Portrait of Alexander Pope, Portrait of the English poet Alexander Pope. On the base below the portrait an image of Apollo Musagetes, Apollo among the nine muses on Mount Parnassus, as a representation of poetic inspiration and art. Above this image a sun that shines through a cloud cover. On the base are tambourine, flute, crown, mask and caduceus. At the top of the portrait two wings, a torch and a winch., Alexander Pope, Jacob Houbraken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1747, paper, pen, h 350 mm × w 217 mm
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Portrait, Alexander Pope, English poet Alexander Pope, base, portrait, image, Apollo Musagetes, Apollo, nine muses, Mount Parnassus, representation, poetic inspiration, art, sun, shines, cloud cover, tambourine, flute, crown, mask, caduceus, top, portrait two wings, torch, winch, Jacob Houbraken, mentioned, object, Amsterdam, 1747, paper, pen
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