Framed by a decorative border, Chatham stands supported by crutches, with right arm upraised, speaking from behind a balustrade, with onlookers to either side. Probably a representation of his last speech in Parliament, given 7 April 1778, with a line from the text of his speech given below
Alternative Title:
William Pitt and Il faut déclarer la guerre à la France
Description:
Title from item., First state, with printmaker's and artist's names engraved on the plate, of no. 5478 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Possibly a book illustration.
Probable book illustration. Chatham stands supported by crutches, with right arm upraised, speaking from behind a balustrade, with onlookers to either side. Probably a representation of his last speech in Parliament, given 7 April 1778, with a line from the text of his speech given below
Alternative Title:
William Pitt and Il faut déclarer la guerre à la France
Description:
Title from item., Artist and engraver from earlier state., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed into design.
From the Collection: Hanbury-Williams, Charles, 1708-1759
Published / Created:
1717–1719
Call Number:
LWL MSS 7
Container / Volume:
Box 52, folder 25
Image Count:
84
Description:
Charles Williams was a native of Caerleon, and had a successful career in Smyrna when he fled Wales after killing his cousin in a duel. He returned to London as a financier in the 1690s and befriended John Hanbury. When he died in 1720 he left his estate to Hanbury, who entailed it for his son Charles, who then took the name Hanbury-Williams. For further information, see The Hanburys of Monmouthshire by Richard Hanbury Tenison (1995), chapter 4. and A volume of letters bound in gold-tooled and stamped green vellum, with a printed CH-W number label (and evidence of a Phillipps label, now missing) on the spine. The Hanbury-Williams volume number is 46; the Phillipps number is 10893.
A coat of arms divided into quadrants; two of which contain a canton with a gyronny-esque design against a engrailed-edged bend. Three cinquefoils are featured within; two above the bend, and one below. The other quadrant design features three crowns. At the helm is the head of a stag upon a torse. A flowery garland surrounds the image. Above the shield is the motto Je Suis Prest.
Subject (Name):
Fraser, William
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates,, Crown, Nature, Shield, stag, and Surgeons
A coat of arms divided into quadrants; two of which contain three flowers, and the other two containing three crowns. At the helm is the head of a stag upon a torse. A leafy garland hangs above and below the image. Beneath the shield is the motto Je Suis Prèst.
Subject (Name):
Fraser, William
Subject (Topic):
Armorial bookplates, Crown, Flower, Physicians, Shield, and stag