William Pitt

Sitterback to top

• William Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.

Artistback to top

• John Hoppner (1758-1810), Painter. Artist associated with 213 portraits, Sitter in 13 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This studio copy of Hoppner's portrait depicts Pitt a year before he died of exhaustion and drink, aged only forty-six. 'A vile picture,' his friend William Wilberforce called it, 'his face anxious, diseased, reddened with wine, and soured . . . by disappointment. Poor fellow, how unlike my youthful Pitt !'

Linked publicationsback to top

• Audio Guide
• Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 95
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 496
• Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 392
• Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantic Icons, 1999, p. 43

Subject/Themeback to top

• Regency Ireland