An untidy garret with a man in a dressing-gown working on a poem entitled 'poverty' 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 satirical print showing alexander pope thrashing the book-seller edmund curll who had published pirate editions of his work. 1737
etching and engraving. Date: 1737. Dimensions: Height: 359 mm; Width: 409 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Alexander Pope. Collection: British Museum. The Distressed Poet (BM 1868,0822.1541 1)
