Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Property from a British Private Collection
Alexander Pope
Portrait of a mother and child
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July 6, 04:51 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Property from a British Private Collection
Alexander Pope
Cork 1763 - 1835 London
Portrait of a mother and child
Watercolour and pencil, heightened with white, wash-line mount;
signed lower right: A. Pope / 1805
372 by 270 mm
Sale, London, Christie's, 10 July 1990, lot 88,
where acquired by the parents of the present owners
where acquired by the parents of the present owners
Alexander Pope was born in Cork, Ireland, into a family of artists. He entered the Dublin Schools in 1776 and remained there for a number of years before returning to Cork. In 1785 he moved to London where he combined working both as a professional actor and as an artist. He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1785 and 1821. The British Museum holds a watercolour portrait by Pope, of Henry Grattan.1
1. British Museum: acc. no. 1863,0509.930
1. British Museum: acc. no. 1863,0509.930