[William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester] The gen'rous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire. Pope.
W. Hoare F.t Bath 1765. Very scarce etching on18th century watermarked paper, sheet 185 x 120mm (7¼ x 4¾"). Trimmed to plate, glued on album sheet at edges. Bust-length portrait of William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester (1698-1779), with a line from 'Essay On Criticism' by Alexander Pope (1711). See BM Q,3.27 and 1868,0822.2272. Alexander pg 464.
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