The Right Honourable William Pitt Lord Amherst, Governor General of India
Print
01/12/1826 (published)
01/12/1826 (published)
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Full-length portait, standing and looking to front. The sitter is wearing his robes of office, holding a hat in his right hand and is resting his left on papers placed on a stone pillar. In the left background is a view of the port of Canton.
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Title | The Right Honourable William Pitt Lord Amherst, Governor General of India (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on wove paper |
Brief description | Print, full-length portait of William Pitt Amherst, first Earl Amherst of Arracan, in robes of office. Mezzotint by Charles Turner after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1826. |
Physical description | Full-length portait, standing and looking to front. The sitter is wearing his robes of office, holding a hat in his right hand and is resting his left on papers placed on a stone pillar. In the left background is a view of the port of Canton. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted by Sir Thos. Lawrence Principal Painter in Ordinary to His Majesty P.R.A. &c. &c. &c. Engraved by Chas. Turner, Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty. The Right Honourable William Pitt, Lord Amherst, Governor General of India. From a Picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence painted for the British Factory at Canton, upon his Lordship's return from his Embassy to China London Pubd. Decr. 1st 1826 by Colnaghi Son & Co. Printsellers to the King Pall Mall East.' (Lettered) |
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Accession number | 22108 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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