File:Elderpitt.jpg
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Summary
| William Hoare: William Pitt, later First Earl of Chatham (1708–1778)
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| Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q1983389 |
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| Title |
William Pitt, later First Earl of Chatham (1708–1778) |
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| Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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| Description |
English: Portrait of the British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), at three-quarter length, grey wig falling behind shoulders; rich brown velvet suit, white cravat, shirt and wrist ruffles; on the table an inkstand, pen and papers, a letter in his right hand; brown interior background; lit from left. |
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| Date |
circa 1754 date QS:P571,+1754-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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| Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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| Dimensions | 50 1/16 x 40 1/16 in. (127.2 x 101.8 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1459878 |
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| Accession number |
G.55.2.1 |
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| Object history | From the collection of William Pitt the younger's tutor, George Pretyman Tomline (1750–1827) of Orwell Park, sold at Colnaghi’s 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lee Brooks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | This is one of several versions of a popular portrait of Pitt repeated several times by the artist with studio assistance. Among other known versions at three-quarter length is one at the National Portrait Gallery, London. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | http://ncartmuseum.org/art/detail/william_pitt_later_first_earl_of_chatham_1708-1778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | |||||
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| current | 08:49, 10 July 2016 | 638 × 800 (73 KB) | wikimediacommons>P. S. Burton |
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