The Rt. Hon. William Pitt

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Artist/Maker	Colnaghi (publishers) Clint, George (engraver) Hoppner, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Portrait, three-quarter-length, resting right hand on ceremonial robes and facing slightly left; wearing a black coat, buttoned up. In the background on the left is a column, and to the right a drape.

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Categories	Prints Portraits Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	The Rt. Hon. William Pitt (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, portrait of William Pitt, mezzotint by George Clint after John Hoppner, 1806.
Physical description	Portrait, three-quarter-length, resting right hand on ceremonial robes and facing slightly left; wearing a black coat, buttoned up. In the background on the left is a column, and to the right a drape.
Dimensions	Height: 50.2cm Width: 34.9cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by John Hoppner, R.A. Engraved by George Clint. London: Published Jany. 20th 1806, by Messrs. Colnaghi & Co. 23, Cockspur Street, opposite Suffolk Street, Charing Cross.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line	Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Object history	This print was published a few days before Pitt died.
Subjects depicted	Minister Robes Column Drapery Pitt, William (The Younger)
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.300-1959

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568831/the-rt-hon-william-pitt-print-clint-george/

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