Bust of Alexander Pope

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This is a bust of Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744), an 18th-century English poet. He is best known for his satirical verse, including Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock and The Dunciad, and for his translation of Homer. He is the second most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations after Shakespeare. The bust belonged to the collection of Sir Edward Littleton Bt, who commissioned it from Rysbrack for his new house, Teddesley Park, Staffordshire