The Right Honorable William Pitt Chancellor of the Exchequer, First Lord of the Treasury, &c. / [graphic]

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Title: The Right Honorable William Pitt Chancellor of the Exchequer, First Lord of the Treasury, &c. / [graphic]
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist, publisher.
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [20 February 1789]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. Feby. 20th, 1789, by Js. Gillray & S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Abstract: "Portrait of William Pitt three-quarter length seated, his head slightly turned to left, his right hand resting on documents on a table; curtain and pillar in the background; coat of arms below."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Mounted on leaf 16 of volume 12 of 12.
Provenance: From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 50.2 x 37.4 cm, on sheet 55.3 x 41.0 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Portrait prints
Engravings England London 1789
Etchings England London 1789
Material: engraving and etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Pitt, William, 1759-1806,
Subjects: Pitt, William, 1759-1806
England > London > 1789
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

Access: Public
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