Descend and Sing Antique Ink Drawing After Alexander Pope Poem charming carving and light as a feather

and light as a feather

There were a few different plate designs produced

and perfectly restrained

its in great shape and ready to go

Descend and Sing Antique Ink Drawing After Alexander Pope Poem charming carving and light as a featherThis beautifully executed drawing, which I might guess dates to the earlyish 19th century, takes its inspiration from the poem by Alexander Pope reproduced below. It seems the nine descendants from heaven, who have come to sing, have gained some earthly company, as I count thirteen altogether here, seven I think for sure with the wings of angels, and it does look like nine with instruments in hand. It seems quite appropriate that it should have been