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Description: | Engraving. This line engraving shows former Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, pointing at a document on a desk. Beside him, discarded on a chair, are his robes of office. An inkstand and bundles of other documents can be seen behind him. Published in 1789, the engraving was made by John Keyse Sherwin after a painting by Thomas Gainsborough, of which several versions exist. The original painting was begun by Gainsborough in 1787 is thought to be the version now at Chevening House, in Kent, the official residence of the Foreign Secretary. It has been suggested that the painting was completed after the death of Gainsborough by his nephew, Gainsborough Dupont (1754-1797). | Subjects: | William Pitt 18th century costume Prime Minister coat of arms ink pot/ink stand male portrait table quill | Temporal: | 1789 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Thomas Gainsborough (Artist) | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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