The Distrest Poet., 1737

An untidy garret with a man in a dressing-gown working on a poem entitled 'riches a poem' while his wife is confronted by a milkmaid with a lengthy tally who demands payment; a baby in bed is crying; a dog eats meat from a plate on a chair; behind the poet's head is a map titled 'a view of the gold mines of peru'. 1737, this state published 1740 etching and engraving. Date: 1737. Dimensions: Height: 358 mm; Width: 408 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Alexander Pope. Collection: British Museum.