Key plate to the print of the Death of the Earl of Chatham, in the Upper Chamber of the Palace of Westminster, 1778, with 55 members identified
Description:
Title engraved at top of image., John Singleton Copley's oil painting on which the engraving was based, was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1780 and is now held at the Tate Gallery, London., and Mounted on linen, bordered in silk; rolled with silk ties.
Publisher:
Published by John Singleton Copley, R.A., Decr. 26, 1791, and sold at Parr's Print Warehouse, No. 52 Pall Mall
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Copley, John Singleton, 1737-1815., Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords,
"Outline sketches of the principal figures in Craig's painting of the death of Nelson, 1806."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption above image., Artist, publlisher, and date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.4583., List of the identities of the sitters is etched below image., and "Price 1..1..0"--Following title.
