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Roubiliac was a sculptor, born in Lyons and in trained Paris at the Académie Royale. He moved to London in 1731 and was married in 1735. In 1738, he achieved reputation with statue of Handel. The first major monument commission he received was in 1744 for the memorial to Bishop Hough in Worcester Cathedral. Through his career, he helped to develop both the monument and the bust.
Title
Alexander Pope (1688–1744), Aged 52
Date
1740
Medium
bronzed plaster
Measurements
H 45.7 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
429105
Work type
Bust
Inscription description
incised on base: [Scilicet] uni aequus virtuti atque ejus amicis' [Horace on Lucilius, agreeable with virtues and its friends]; on back: A.Pope aeis 52 L.F. Roubiliac scit ad vivum 1740
National Trust, Hughenden Manor
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 4LA England
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