The Muses Crowning a Bust of Pope

Engraver Peltro William Tomkins British
After Angelica Kauffmann Swiss
Subject Alexander Pope British
1783
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Muses Crowning a Bust of Pope
  • Engraver: Peltro William Tomkins (British, London 1759–1840 London)
  • Artist: After Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)
  • Subject: Alexander Pope (British, 1688–1744)
  • Date: 1783
  • Medium: Stipple engraving, printed in dark brown ink
  • Dimensions: Image (oval): 4 in. × 5 1/16 in. (10.2 × 12.9 cm)
    Plate: 6 1/16 × 7 1/2 in. (15.4 × 19.1 cm)
    Sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 3/4 in. (18.1 × 22.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.1197
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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