Excerpt from A Catalogue of the First Editions of the Works of Alexander Pope, (1688-1744): Together With a Collection of the Engraved Portraits of the Poet and of His Friends<br><br>An attempt has been made to classify the numerous engraved portraits of Pope, which are arranged under the names of the several artists who painted his portrait. In the ah sence of any authoritative information on the subject of the original portraits in existence, it is possible some errors have been made in assigning the original after which the engrav ers worked. But it is hoped that the succes sors to the present compilers will be able to correct these errors as well as largely increase the record of engraved plates. It is a sig nificant fact that the present exhibition marks the two hundredth anniversary of the publi cation of the Essay on Criticism, which was the first book issued by the then unknown poet, whose influence in English literature dominated the century in which he lived.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.