Sujet

The tombs of statesmen in Westminster Abbey: William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1898. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The tombs of statesmen in Westminster Abbey: William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1898. 'Not far from the organ screen occur the two remaining monuments figured in our Illustration - those of William Pitt the younger and of Spencer Perceval, First Lord of the Treasury. Both monuments were designed and executed by the eminent sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott. That to Pitt cost £6300; Perceval's £5250.' From "Illustrated London News", 1898.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM26A15_468

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

6.5Mo (898.4Ko) / 9.8cm x 16.7cm / 1160 x 1967 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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