Death of the Earl of Chatham (includes William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham and 55 other sitters)
1 portrait of William Pitt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Death of the Earl of Chatham (includes William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham and 55 other sitters)
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Singleton Copley
line engraving, published 1791
24 5/8 in. x 32 3/4 in. (627 mm x 831 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D18117
Artistsback to top
- Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 166 portraits, Sitter in 16 portraits.
- John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 21 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797), Field Marshal. Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1756-1779), Politician; Lord Great Chamberlain. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst (1714-1794), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 7 portraits.
- William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (1704-1793), Politician and public servant. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Richard Brocklesby (1722-1797), Physician. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (1744-1814), Diplomat and collector. Sitter in 13 portraits.
- John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (1759-1840), Politician; MP for Bath and Lord President of the Council. Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 33 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (1756-1835), General. Sitter in 7 portraits.
- George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley (1749-1827), Chamberlain to the Prince of Wales. Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
- William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay (1742-1788), Son of William Courtenay 7th de jure Earl of Devon. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- George William Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry (1722-1809), Politician; MP for Bridport and Worcestershire. Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
- William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801), Lord Privy Seal. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward (1725-1788), Politician; MP for Marlborough and Worcestershire. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham (1746-1791), Nobleman, army officer and Governor of Jamaica. Sitter in 5 portraits.
- Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton (1726-1796), General and politician. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl of Fauconberg (1743-1802), Politician; Lord of the Bedchamber. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers (1723-1787), Nobleman. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1748-1833), Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Sitter in 13 portraits.
- Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745-1790), Brother of George III. Sitter associated with 6 portraits.
- Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743-1827), Representative peer. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 64 portraits.
- George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt (1736-1809), Politician; MP for St Albans, fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and Doctor of Civil Law. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- John Hinchliffe (1731-1794), Bishop of Peterborough. Sitter in 5 portraits.
- George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey (1735-1805), Courtier. Sitter in 6 portraits.
- William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), Prime Minister and patron of the arts. Sitter associated with 68 portraits.
- William Robert Fitzgerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster (1749-1804), Irish Politician; MP for Dublin and Kildare. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
- William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1724-1808), Barrister and politician. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester (1737-1788), Politician and diplomat. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), Judge. Sitter in 16 portraits.
- William Markham (1719-1807), Archbishop of York; Headmaster of Westminster School. Sitter in 11 portraits.
- George Brudenell Montagu, Duke of Montagu (1712-1790), Courtier. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1720-1795), Naval Lieutenant and politician. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1764-1839), Writer on opera. Sitter in 9 portraits.
- George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow (1731-1814), Politician; MP for Surrey. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- James Charles Pitt (1761-1781), Naval captain; third son of 1st Earl of Chatham. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- William Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 174 portraits.
- William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 32 portraits.
- Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1750-1828), Politician; MP for Salisbury. Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1735-1806), Field Marshal, ambassador to France and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department. Sitter in 28 portraits.
- Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730-1782), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 14 portraits.
- Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) (1733-1805), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 33 portraits.
- George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716-1785), Soldier and statesman. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792), First Lord of the Admiralty. Sitter associated with 25 portraits.
- Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804), Politician and art collector. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Jonathan Shipley (1714-1788), Bishop of St Asaph. Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Sir John Skynner (1724?-1805), Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
- John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (1734-1783), Politician; MP for Warwick. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford (1721-1803), Politician; Lord Privy Seal. Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), Scientist and politician; MP for Wycombe. Sitter associated with 46 portraits.
- Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple (1711-1779), Statesman. Sitter in 16 portraits.
- Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow (1731-1806), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 37 portraits.
- John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (1718-1784), Politician and Lieutenant-Colonel. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland (1759-1841), Politician; Lord Privy Seal. Sitter associated with 32 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1791back to top
Current affairs
Thomas Paine publishes his inflammatory and widely read Rights of Man in response to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France of the previous year. The work advocates radical revolution and prompts a trial for seditious libel that takes place in his absence.The Catholic Relief Act is passed, repealing the most severe penal laws.
Art and science
Robert Burns publishes Tam O'Shanter, combining the Scottish vernacular with the formal traditions of classical English poetry and exploring radical ideas of freedom.The Observer newspaper is founded.
The Ordnance Survey is set up to prepare detailed maps of the country.
International
Mozart composes The Magic Flute.The Declaration of the Rights of Man establishes liberal freedoms in France
The French Constitution is passed by the National Assembly.
Louis XVI flees Paris with his family but is captured at Varennes.
William Pitt declares Britain will remain neutral in any war against France.
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