Title

William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst', early 19th century.

Caption

'William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst', early 19th century. Portrait of William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773-1857). Governor-general of India. Amherst was sent as Ambassador to China in 1816, but as he refused to perform the ceremony of kow-tow, which Europeans considered degrading, he was not permitted to enter Peking. Pitt was Governor-General of India from 1823-1828, and was created Earl Amherst of Arakan in 1826. [Fisher, Son & Co., London]

Date

1810

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F04_209

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,5Mb (3,7Mb) / 13,6in x 17,8in / 4088 x 5347 (300dpi)

Keywords

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