John Pope (artist) explained

John Pope (1821–1880) was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York in the 19th century. He painted portraits of W.H. Prescott, Daniel Webster and others.^{[1] [2]} He belonged to the Boston Artists' Association; and exhibited with the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (1844)^[3] and the New England Art Union (1852).^[4] Pope kept a studio in Boston's Tremont Temple;^[5] around 1857 he moved to New York.^[6] He died of illness in New York in 1880. According to one report: "Just before dying he called for his paint brush, and died holding it in his hand."^[7]

Further reading

• Death of John Pope, the artist. New York Times, Dec. 31, 1880.
• David Bernard Dearinger. Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826–1925. NY: Hudson Hills Press, 2004

Notes and References

1. The Crayon, Vol. 5, No. 6 (Jun., 1858)
2. Dearinger. 2004
3. 4th exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. Boston: Crocker, 1844.
4. Bulletin of the New England Art Union, no. 1, 1852.
5. Destructive Fire. Boston Daily Atlas; Date: 04-01-1852
6. Dearinger. 2004
7. New York Times, Dec. 31, 1880.