File:William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham by William Hoare.jpg
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[edit]anonymous: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
William Pitt, later First Earl of Chatham (1708–1778) |
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Portrait of the British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), at three-quarter length, grey wig falling behind shoulders; rich brown velvet suit, white cravat, shirt and wrist ruffles; on the table an inkstand, pen and papers, a letter in his right hand; brown interior background; lit from left. |
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Depicted people | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
circa 1754 date QS:P571,+1754-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions | 49 3/4 in. x 39 3/4 in. (1264 mm x 1010 mm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q238587 |
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Accession number |
NPG 1050 |
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Object history | From the collection of William Pitt the younger's tutor, George Pretyman Tomline (1750–1827) of Orwell Park, sold at Colnaghi’s 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exhibition history | Purchased, 1896, from the 1st Viscount Bridport, through Colnaghi's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | This is one of several versions of a popular portrait of Pitt repeated several times by the artist with studio assistance. Among other known versions at three-quarter length is one at the North Carolina Museum of Art. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer |
National Portrait Gallery: NPG 1050
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