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William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), Statesman and Prime Minister | |
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Title/s | William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), Statesman and Prime Minister |
Maker/s | Wilton, Joseph (sculptor) [ULAN info: British sculptor, 1722-1803] |
Category |
sculpture |
Name |
bust |
Description | Bust. White marble. The sitter is turned to the front, facing and looking a little left. He is bare-headed with his hair curling and lying low on the nape of the neck. He is clean shaven, he has a bare throat, and his shoulders and bust are covered by drapery. |
Production Place | England (sculptor) (country) |
Technique Description | white marble |
Dimensions |
height: (bust): 25.0
in |
Period | 18th century |
Date | circa 1745 to 1778 |
Provenance | given: The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum 1937 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) Collection of the Duke of Newcastle at Clumber Park. Sold in the Earl of Lincoln's Sale, Christie's catalogue, 19th October 1937, lot 344.Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum |
Documentation |
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Other Notes | Identified by Ellis Waterhouse, 9th August 1951. There is a bust at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, signed, named (William Pitt) and dated 1759. From the Roseberg Collection at Dalmeny in the 1890s, and afterwards at Epsom. |
Accession Number | M.65-1937 (Applied Arts) |
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