BIB_ID
301660
Accession number
MA 347.14
Creator
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Display Date
[1720?].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, probably in 1903.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18 cm
Notes
Dated "Sunday"; possible year is from Sherburn's edition of Pope's letters.
Part of a collection of autograph letters, primarily from Alexander Pope to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and manuscript poems. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 347 for details.
Part of a collection of autograph letters, primarily from Alexander Pope to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and manuscript poems. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 347 for details.
Provenance
The Earl of Harrowby; sale (London, Sotheby, June 18-20, 1903); purchased by Quaritch; probably purchased by Pierpont Morgan in 1903.
Summary
Paying her compliments; discussing the painting of her portrait by Sir Godfrey [Kneller].
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