Title

'W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham', (1708-1778), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham', (1708-1778), 1830. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) British Whig who served as Prime Minister mid 18th century. He held office as Lord Privy Seal, best known as wartime leader during the Seven Years' War and in support of a colonial position in the American War of Independence. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

Date

1830

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F37_448

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,6Mb (3,7Mb) / 14,3in x 17,2in / 4297 x 5172 (300dpi)

Keywords

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