Copy of 'taste, or burlington gate', a satire formerly attributed to hogarth, in which the gate of burlington house, piccadilly, surmounted by statues of william kent, raphael and michelangelo, is being whitewashed by a plasterer (pope) standing on scaffolding. Etching. Date: 1731-1750 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 182 mm (trimmed); Width: 109 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Alexander Pope. Collection: British Museum. Print, satirical print, frontispiece (BM Cc,1.116)
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