The Right Honble. Willm. Pitt [graphic]

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Title: The Right Honble. Willm. Pitt [graphic]
Creator: Cardon, Anthony, 1772-1813, printmaker
Contributor: Edridge, Henry, 1769-1821, artist, publisher.
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., publisher.
Published / Created: [26 December 1804]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published Decr. 26, 1804, by H. Edridge, No. 64 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, and by Colnaghi & Co., Cockspur Street, Charing Cross
Abstract: "Portrait of William Pitt, whole-length, seated in armchair, directed to the left, looking at the viewer, wearing double breasted coat, legs crossed, holding a paper in left hand on his knee, right hand resting on table behind with papers and books; open window behind with landscape view."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint statement. Imprint supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1890,0415.135.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 288 (leaf numbered '114' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Provenance: Formerly owned by R.B. Sheridan (the dramatist's grandson), who undertook the copious extra-illustration of the volumes. Later owned by Sheridan's descendant Lady Wavertree. Sotheby's, 25 May 1954 (Lady Wavertree sale), lot 266, to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 37.5 x 27.9 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English