Medal of Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1741
This bronze medal of Alexander Pope was made by Jacques Antoine Dassier in 1741. Dassier (1715-1759) was a medallist and engraver. He later worked at Geneva and from 1756 at the St Petersburg Mint.
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was one of the most important poets of the Enlightenment (an 18th century philosophical movement that believed in the power of human reason over tradition and authority). He laid out his own famous garden of five acres and also advised, among others, his patron Baron Cobham on the layout of his grounds at Stowe, Buckinghamshire.
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- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Diameter 55 mm
- Materials and techniques
- Bronze
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O311669
- Museum object number
- A.23-1984
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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