William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 32 portraits
Artist associated with 1 portrait
Statesman and Prime Minister. Forced by opinion on George II to save the nation in 1756, Pitt led the House of Commons and organised the victories of 1759 over France which consolidated British sea power and brought territorial gains in India and Canada. In 1761 he resigned. He returned to office as Prime Minister in 1766, accepting an earldom, only to fall ill and retire. Although suffering from manic-depression, Pitt left his sick bed in 1778 to plead for a tolerant attitude to the British colonists in America. He was the father of William Pitt the younger.
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
studio of William Hoare
oil on canvas, circa 1754
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Joseph Wilton
marble bust, circa 1766 or later
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
after Richard Brompton
oil on canvas, (1772)
NPG 259
The Death of the Earl of Chatham
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, 1779-1781
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L146
Verse by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
etching, (1750)
NPG D21413
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1754)
NPG D32919
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
after William Hoare
mezzotint, (1754)
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Richard Houston, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (1754)
NPG D32922
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Richard Houston, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1754)
NPG D1278
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Richard Houston, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1754)
NPG D1279
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Richard Houston, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1754)
NPG D1280
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by 'Tom Trueblue', after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1754)
NPG D1281
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Richard Houston, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1754)
NPG D2058
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by R. Sisson, after William Hoare
mezzotint, 1761
NPG D32920
by William Hogarth
etching and engraving, published 1762
NPG D21366
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Richard Houston, after William Hoare
mezzotint, 1766
NPG D32925
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham ('The Arms of the Right Honble W_ P_tt')
by Unknown engraver
etching, 1778 or after
NPG D21412
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by John Keyse Sherwin, after Richard Brompton
line engraving, published 1778
NPG D32032
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by John Keyse Sherwin, after Richard Brompton
line engraving, published 1778
NPG D2057
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by and published by John Keyse Sherwin, after Richard Brompton
line engraving, published 1778
NPG D19880
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