Index to the House of Peers on the 7th April 1778 when the Earl of Chatham was taken ill [graphic].

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Title: Index to the House of Peers on the 7th April 1778 when the Earl of Chatham was taken ill [graphic].
Creator: Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker
Contributor: Wilkinson, Robert, -approximately 1825, publisher.
Published / Created: [4 June 1794]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published 4th of June 1794 by Robert Wilkinson, No. 58 Cornhill
Abstract: "Pitt the elder falls back after speaking in the House of Lords, his head falling to right against his left shoulder, supported by the Duke of Cumberland with the Earl of Bessborough sitting to far right, the Marquess of Rockingham and Duke of Richmond standing beside him, looking and gesturing towards Chatham, Lord Rivers and Lowth, Bishop of London, standing on the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from caption below image.
Printmaker from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1872,0608.166.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
The name of each figure is inscribed in the image.
Provenance: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 333 x 424 mm
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Group portraits
Portrait prints
Etchings England London 1794
Material: etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778,
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Subjects: Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords > Pictorial works
England > London > 1794

Access: Public
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