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William Pitt

Medal
1806 (made)
Artist/Maker
Webb, Thomas (medallist)
Place of origin
England (made)

This medal commemorates the death of William Pitt (the Younger) and is made by Thomas Webb (ca. 1760 - ca. 1827), in England in 1806.
Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister from 1783-1801 and again from 1804-1806, was the son of Thomas Pitt the Elder. He was the youngest-ever Prime Minister at the age of 24 and introduced reforms to reduce the national debt.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Death
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleWilliam Pitt (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, the Death of William Pitt, by Thomas Webb, England, 1806
Physical description
Obverse: Bare head of William Pitt, facing left. Inscription.
Reverse: A rock in a storm, buffeted by waves. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GVLIELMO PITT R.P.Q.B.' (obverse)
    Translation
    'dedicated to William Pitt by the King and People of Britain'
  • 'PATRIAE COLVMEN DECUS' [in exergue] 'OB.A.MDCCCVI' (reverse)
    Translation
    'the support and glory of his country' [in exergue] 'died 1806'
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1978.
Subjects depicted
Rock
Waves
Pitt, William (The Younger)
Summary
This medal commemorates the death of William Pitt (the Younger) and is made by Thomas Webb (ca. 1760 - ca. 1827), in England in 1806.
Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister from 1783-1801 and again from 1804-1806, was the son of Thomas Pitt the Elder. He was the youngest-ever Prime Minister at the age of 24 and introduced reforms to reduce the national debt.
Bibliographic reference
Brown, Lawrence. British Historical Medals 1760-1960, Vol I, The Accession of George III to the Death of William IV, London, 1980, cat. no. 610
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.63-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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