The Right Honble. William Pitt Esqr late one of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State / [graphic]

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Title: The Right Honble. William Pitt Esqr late one of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Right Honourable William Pitt Esquire
Creator: Spooner, Charles, 1720-1767, printmaker
Contributor: Hoare, William, 1707-1792, artist.
Smith, J. active approximately 1750-1792, publisher.
Published / Created: Octr. 19th 1761.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Print'd for Jno. Smith at Hogarth's Head facing Wood Street, Cheapside
Abstract: "Portrait, half-length seated almost in profile to left, right arm resting on a table beside him, looking towards the viewer, wearing a velvet coat and long white wig; after Hoare; printed on the same sheet as a public letter explaining the sitter's resignation."--British Museum online catalogue. See Registration number: 1902,1011.5172
Description: Title engraved below image.
Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to plate mark with loss of letterpress text below.
Provenance: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 152 x 117 mm
Language: English

Access: Public
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