Portrait of William Pitt The Elder
Portrait of William Pitt The Elder
Portrait of William Pitt The Elder

Portrait of William Pitt The Elder

Object number86.1.1 a,b
Artist (British, 1707 - 1792)
Date1780-1788
MediumOil on canvas; Wood; Paint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Helen Stevenson
DescriptionFramed oil painting. Three-quarter view bust portrait of a man wearing a curly wig. He is dressed in grey-blue suit with open coat revealing a buttoned vest and white shirt with high neck. Dark-brown background. Rococo-style frame with elaborate decorative molding consisting of leafy scroll work and a fanned shell motif. Dimensions30.4999 x 0.75 x 25.1199 in. (77.5 x 1.9 x 63.8 cm)
SignedUpper right corner: W. Hoare/Pinx./; Painted in
InscriptionsGold painted text: The Rt Honblre/William Pitt/afterwards/Earl of Chatham
MarksLabel on reverse reads: F.R./It is important that this label should never be des
Historical NotesThis painting was donated to the Historcial Society of Western Pennsylvania by Mrs. H. Stevenson in October 1916. The City of Pittsburgh, orginally named Fort Duquesne, was renamed for Pitt after it was captured from the French during the Seven Years' War.
Related person (British, 1708 - 1788)
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