Letter from Alexander Pope to Charles Montagu, 3rd December 1714 mb-artistname James Henderson Double-hinged tortoiseshell spectacles worn by

Double-hinged tortoiseshell spectacles worn by natural philosopher Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)

St James's Place

King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

September 3rd 1866

The sitter is shown with spectacles and a short beard and moustaches

Letter from Alexander Pope to Charles Montagu, 3rd December 1714 mb-artistname James Henderson Double-hinged tortoiseshell spectacles worn byLetter from Alexander Pope to Charles Montagu, 3rd December 1714. Letter from Pope to Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, First Lord of the Treasury, begging him not to forget Homer (Vol i of Pope's translation, published in June 1715) whom he had left with him, and thanking him for past and future favours. From the third series of Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Series I