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William Pitt
Title
[William Pitt] [graphic] / JS [monogram] f.
Publication
[London] : Pubd. June 17, 1789, by W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly, [17 June 1789]
Physical Description
1 print : etching with drypoint ; plate mark 17.8 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 19 x 12 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Local Notes
Temporary local subject terms: Speeches: Pitt's on Regency Bill, 1789 -- Bills: Regency Bill -- Opposition to Regency Bill -- Allusion to Regency restrictions.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger; title based on that given in the British Museum catalogue.
Questionable attribution to Gillray from the British Museum catalogue.
An imitation of the whole length portraits of Sayers. See British Museum catalogue.
Exhibited: "Illustrious Heads: Portrait Prints as History," at The Lewis Walpole Library, Farmington, CT, November 2010 - September 2011.
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.
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.
Summary
"A caricature portrait of Pitt speaking in the House of Commons in profile to the right. In his right hand is a document: 'Regency Restrictions' (see British Museum Satires No. 7488, &c.); his hat is under his left arm, his left hand is held out. He bends forward, his right leg advanced."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 01, 2006
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6, no. 7538
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Caricatures.
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1789.
Etchings - England - London - 1789.
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