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Description: | Oil on canvas. William Pitt the Younger is dressed in a dark blue coat with brass buttons and a white neckcloth. He also has powdered hair. This portrait of the former Prime Minister is copied from a work by Gainsborough Dupont, the nephew of Thomas Gainsborough. It is one of numerous portraits of Pitt by Dupont, which are all thought to be based on an earlier, original, painted by Gainsborough himself. Gainsborough’s original work is now untraced. Another version by Dupont is held in the Government Art Collection. | Subjects: | William Pitt wig 18th century costume male portrait cravat coat man prime minister | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Gainsborough Dupont (after) | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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