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Title
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W. Pitt
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Artist
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John Hoppner
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First Exhibited Date
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c. 1805
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Type
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Oil on canvas
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Size (HxW, mm)
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1410 x 1080
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Current Exhibition Location
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National Portrait Gallery, London: NPG L267
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Lent By
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Earl of Rosebery
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Catalog Number
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46
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Catalog Page
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7
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Catalog Description
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William Pitt, son of the first Earl of Chatham, was Prime Minister and Chancellor of Exchequer at the age of 24, and during the war with Napoleon, was perhaps the greatest man in Europe. he died, Prime Minister, in 1806, in his forty-seventh year. He is buried in Westminster Abbey, close to his great father, and, "as the coffin descended into the earth, the eagle face of Chatham from above seemed to look down with consternation into the dark house which was receieving all that remained of so much power and glory."
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Alt-Text
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A man in formal black 18th-century attire stands confidently with one hand on his hip. He has white hair, a high-collared shirt, and a composed expression. Rich drapery and ornate furniture appear in the background.
