‘THE RIGHT HON.BLE WILLIAM PITT’

– Portrait of William Pitt the younger (1759-1806), was a British statesman and prime minister.

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Description

Medium: Plate coloured (a la pouppee) mezzotint engraving on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 29.5 x 40 cm (11.61 x 15.75 inch). Image size: 25.3 x 34 cm. (9.96 x 13.39 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Image fine. Ghosting from previous matting around the edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in 1797 by Ch.r de Mechel.

Biography engraver: John Young (1755-1825) was a British mezzotinter and etcher. He was appreticed to Valentine Green.

Biography artist: Anton Hickel (1745-1798) was an Austrian painter/draughtsman. He feft France during the French Revolution and called himself ‘Painter to the Emperor of Germany’.