The Rejected Poet. Engraving after William Powell Frith. c1867

by Frith, W.P.

Antique print after The Rejected Poet oil painting.

The poet, Alexander Pope, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - who laughs while he turns away from her while resting his chin on his hand.

Fine line and mezzotint engraving by Charles William Sharpe (1818-1899), after the oil painting (1863) by William Powell Frith (1819-1909). Published in London in 1867 by Virtue & Company.

Page size 325 x 235mm (12 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches). Engraving size is 230 x 180mm (9 x 7 1/4 inches).