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William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan

(1773-1857), Statesman; Governor-General of India

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 6 portraits
William Pitt Amherst was appointed Governor-General of India in 1823. In 1824 he declared war on the King of Burma who was threatening to invade Bengal. A successful expedition led by Sir Archibald Campbell secured the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.

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William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan, after Arthur William Devis - NPG 1546William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
after Arthur William Devis
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The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 999The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
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Various heads including 7th Baron King of Ockham, 1st Earl Granville, 5th Earl de la Warr and 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 2662(20)Various heads including 7th Baron King of Ockham, 1st Earl Granville, 5th Earl de la Warr and 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
by Sir George Hayter
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William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan, by James Posselwhite, after Herbert Luther Smith - NPG D7000William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
by James Posselwhite, after Herbert Luther Smith
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William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan, by James Posselwhite, after Herbert Luther Smith - NPG D7001William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
by James Posselwhite, after Herbert Luther Smith
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