title: Portraits in medical biography: Alexander Pope (1688-1744), poet, patient, celebrity.
abstract: Portraits are underused in the medical biographies of patients, yet they can illuminate health concerns and even health itself in many ways. Tying portraiture and medicine together analytically yields many insights into Pope's medical biography - from his response to satirical ridicule to his friends' concern for his health - without abandoning his portraits as works of 'art'.
authors.affiliation: King's College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D005197:Famous Persons; D006304:Health Status; D049671:History, 18th Century; D011173:Portraits as Topic / Q000266:history*
keywords: Art; illness; patients; portraits