ARTIST: W. Hoare
PUBLISHER: Published by Carington Bowles, London.
MEDIUM: Mezzotint,
DATE: 1771.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 3/8 x 9 7/8" (31.5 x 24.8 cm).
DESCRIPTION: Engraved by R. Houston. Three-quarters length portrait, with Pitt seated in a chair, directed to left, facing and looking to the front. Pitt’s right arm is resting on a table scattered with books, letters, and a quill. His hand is holding a leaf of paper. Pitt was the Tory Prime Minister from 1783 to 1801 and from 1804 to 1806. He restructured Britain’s finances after the Revolutionary War.
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CONDITION: Good condition, with the usual narrow margins. Professionally repaired split in the right margin and some handling marks.
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