Funeral of the late Right Honorable William Pitt. Admit [blank] into the procession
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Description
- Title
- Funeral of the late Right Honorable William Pitt. Admit [blank] into the procession
- Published / Created
- [February 1806]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
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Engraved admission ticket for the funeral procession of William Pitt the Younger, who was buried in Westminster Abbey on 22 February 1806. In the lower left, an allegorical figure of death leans on a plinth decorated with Pitt's coats of arms on the front and Latin phrase (illegible) on the side. At Death's side is a heron with its foot resting on an anchor. The text and image of Death are enclosed within a decorated border with a laurel wreath at the top and symbols of mortality on the bottom and sides: winged skulls and an hourglass with wings
- Description
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Title from item.
With: Engraved illustration (plate mark 12 x 16.5 cm) from the London magazine, dated June 1778, showing William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham, lying in state. Text engraved below image: William Pitt, Earl of Chatham lying in stat. Drawn on the spot June 8th 1778. - Provenance
- Grosvenor Prints; October 2025.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 15.2 x 17.7 cm, on sheet 17 x 22.5 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- File 53 P681 F987
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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forms (documents)
Allegorical prints
Forms (Documents)
Tickets
Engravings England London 1806 - Material
- engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
-
text
still image - Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Subject (Topic)
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Death and burial
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Monuments & memorials
Herons
Anchors - Subjects
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Death and burial
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Great Britain
Monuments & memorials
Herons
Anchors
England > London > 1806
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 991011236219608651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33459232
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