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William Pitt

(1759-1806), Prime Minister

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Pitt dominated Parliament as Tory Prime Minister from 1783 to 1801 and 1804 to 1806. He restructured Britain's finances after the American Revolution and reformed the government of India in 1784. Pitt regarded the French Revolution as a foreign issue but began to worry that British radicals were in touch with French revolutionaries. After France declared war in 1793, he clamped down on domestic dissent with the first series of 'gagging acts'. In 1800 he arranged a Parliamentary union with Ireland but resigned in 1801 over George III's opposition to Catholics sitting in Parliament. Pitt's rivalry with Fox, his political and temperamental opposite, dominated Parliament for over twenty years.

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'[Frontispiece to hints to J. Nollekens, Esq RA]', by James Sayers, published by  R. Spencer - NPG D12265

'[Frontispiece to hints to J. Nollekens, Esq RA]'

by James Sayers, published by R. Spencer
soft-ground etching, published 19 July 1808
NPG D12265

'Phaeton alarm'd!', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13115

'Phaeton alarm'd!'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 22 March 1808
NPG D13115

William Pitt, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  John Jackson, and after  John Hoppner - NPG D40235

William Pitt

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, and after John Hoppner
stipple engraving, published 17 November 1810
NPG D40235

William Pitt, by Thomas Bragg, after  John Hoppner - NPG D829

William Pitt

by Thomas Bragg, after John Hoppner
line engraving, published 1810
NPG D829

William Pitt, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  John Jackson, and after  John Hoppner - NPG D15478

William Pitt

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, and after John Hoppner
stipple engraving, published 17 November 1810
NPG D15478

William Pitt, by James Heath, after  Edward Francisco Burney, after  Joseph Nollekens - NPG D40245

William Pitt

by James Heath, after Edward Francisco Burney, after Joseph Nollekens
line engraving, (1812)
NPG D40245

William Pitt, by Joshua (or John) Kirby Baldrey, after  Joseph Nollekens - NPG D40237

William Pitt

by Joshua (or John) Kirby Baldrey, after Joseph Nollekens
stipple engraving, circa 1815
NPG D40237

William Pitt, published by The Medici Society Ltd, after  Thomas Gainsborough - NPG D40244

William Pitt

published by The Medici Society Ltd, after Thomas Gainsborough
chromolithograph, published 1911
NPG D40244

William Pitt, by Robert Sargent Austin, printed by  The Baynard Press - NPG D40241

William Pitt

by Robert Sargent Austin, printed by The Baynard Press
chromolithograph, published 1943
NPG D40241

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William Pitt

by Joan Fabris, published by Antonio Suntach, after Simon De Kostar
stipple and line engraving, published 20 May 1800
NPG D19646

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William Pitt

by Anthony Cardon, published by and after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, published 1804 (1801)
NPG D19877

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