William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
Relief
18th century (made)
18th century (made)
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This portrait relief in wax depicts William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708- 1778).
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, low relief portraits in wax became popular in Britain and they were often exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of Artists and elsewhere. Waxes were used in a similar way to prints and medals, in order to disseminate the image of the sitter, or, like miniature paintings or silhouettes as portable mementoes.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, low relief portraits in wax became popular in Britain and they were often exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of Artists and elsewhere. Waxes were used in a similar way to prints and medals, in order to disseminate the image of the sitter, or, like miniature paintings or silhouettes as portable mementoes.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. |
| Materials and techniques | wax |
| Brief description | Portrait relief of William Pitt. Wax. English. 18th century. |
| Physical description | Wax portrait relief of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708- 1778). |
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| Credit line | Schreiber Bequest. |
| Object history | Given by Charles Schreiber M.P and Lady Charlotte Schreiber in 1884. Part of a collection given to the museum of mainly English porcelain, earthenware, enamels and glass, formed by Charles and Lady Schreiber from 1865. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This portrait relief in wax depicts William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708- 1778). During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, low relief portraits in wax became popular in Britain and they were often exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of Artists and elsewhere. Waxes were used in a similar way to prints and medals, in order to disseminate the image of the sitter, or, like miniature paintings or silhouettes as portable mementoes. |
| Bibliographic reference | Schreiber. Catalogue of English Porcelain, earthenware, enamels etc collected by Charles Schreiber, Esq., M.P. and the Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Schreiber, and presented to the South Kensington Museum in 1884. London. 1885. no. 630 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:1361-1885 |
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| Record created | September 8, 2008 |
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