 Little is known about Pope's training as a painter, but he is listed as a regular exhibitor in London from 1852 to 1895, at the British Institution, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy.His work shows the influence of Thomas Seddon, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Frederic, Lord Leighton.English literary sources, classical mythology, portraiture and idealized images of young women are the most typical subjects in his paintings.