William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
(1708-1778), Prime MinisterEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 33 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
by and published by John Keyse Sherwin, after Richard Brompton
line engraving, published 1778
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'Death of the Earl of Chatham' (William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham)
by F.F. Walker
line engraving, (1779-1780)
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by John Keyse Sherwin, after Richard Brompton
line engraving, published 1784
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by John Keyse Sherwin, after Richard Brompton
line engraving, published 1784
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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
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by Abraham Raimbach, after John Singleton Copley
engraving, 1794
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by James Gillray, published by John Wright
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 1 December 1798
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by James Gillray, published by John Wright
etching and engraving, published 1 December 1798
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood
stipple engraving, published 4 June 1805
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Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; James Wolfe; William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Thomas Abiel Prior, after Unknown artist, and after John Stone Clifford Schaack (Shaak), and after Richard Brompton
line engraving, mid 19th century
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by William Holl Sr, after William Derby, after William Hoare
stipple engraving, published 1832
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by G. Gabrielli, after Richard Brompton
etching, published 1875
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
by Richard Houston, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1754)
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Related People
- John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (son)
- Villiers Clara Hannam (née Pitt) (sister)
- Ann Pitt (sister)
- James Charles Pitt (son)
- William Pitt (son)
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