A View of Alexander Pope's Villa, Twickenham
| A View of Alexander Pope's Villa, Twickenham | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Samuel Scott |
| Year | 1759 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 50.8 cm × 78.5 cm (20.0 in × 30.9 in) |
| Location | Denver Art Museum, Colorado |
A View of Alexander Pope's Villa, Twickenham is a c.1759 landscape painting by the British artist Samuel Scott.[1] It depicts a view of Pope's Villa on the River Thames at Twickenham, then some miles to the west of London.[2] It had belonged to the poet Alexander Pope earlier in the century and was a popular landmark.
Scott also lived in Twickenham, which featured in a number of his paintings. The original is now in the collection of the Denver Art Museum in Colorado. Several other versions of the painting now exist, including a smaller version in the Yale Center for British Art[3] and one in the Orleans House Gallery.[4]
See also
- Pope's Villa at Twickenham, an 1808 painting by J.M.W. Turner
References
- ^ Rogers, Pat (July 2021). The Poet and the Publisher. Reaktion Books. p. 12.
- ^ Solkin, David H. (1982). Richard Wilson: The Landscape of Reaction. Tate Gallery. p. 85.
- ^ "Pope's Villa, Twickenham". Yale Center for British Art.
- ^ "A View of Pope's Villa, Twickenham, Middlesex". Art UK.