The Right Honourable William Pitt, Esqr.
Print
20/04/1766 (published)
20/04/1766 (published)
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Half-length portrait, to left and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a wig and an embroidered coat with floral decoration.
Object details
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| Title | The Right Honourable William Pitt, Esqr. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | Portrait of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham, in an emboidered coat. Mezzotint by Richard Houston after William Hoare, 1766. |
| Physical description | Half-length portrait, to left and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a wig and an embroidered coat with floral decoration. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Done from an Original Picture in the Possession of Earl Temple; by Richd. Watson. The Right Honourable William Pitt, Esqr. One of His Majesty's Most Honble. Privy Council. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeant's Inn, Fleet Street. Price 10s.6d. Published according to the Act of Parliament 20 April, 1766.' (Lettered) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 2, p.680.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 22050 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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