Portrait of William Pitt the Elder
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: William Hoare|William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Artist bio: British, Eye ca. 1707–1792 Bath|British, 1708–1778
Artist role: Artist|Sitter
Artist nationality: British|British
Date: ca. 1754
Medium: Black and white chalk on gray laid paper (once blue)
Dimensions: sheet: 15 1/8 x 11 1/2 in. (38.4 x 29.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2010


Accession year: 2010
Tags: Men|Portraits