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James Gillray
1756-1815
The Right Honble. William Pitt / painted & engraved by Js. Gilray.
London : Pubd May 28th 1789, by John Harris, Sweetings Alley, & No 8, Broad Street, [1789]
Peel 2237
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London : Pubd. May 28th 1789, by John Harris, Sweetings Alley, & No. 8, Broad Street, [1789]
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes:
Chancellor of the Exchequer, First Lord of the Treasury, &c.
With the Pitt family coat of arms in lower margin.
A later state, dated May 28, 1789, with an added rectangular border.
Library's copy closely trimmed, with loss of plate mark and partial loss to price stated at bottom right.
Summary:
Oval portrait; half-length almost in profile to left, head turned and glancing towards the viewer, wearing a plain high-collared coat, one button fastened at the chest, a frilled cravat and stock and a powdered queue wig. Cf. British Museum online catalogue.
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