The Rt. Hon. William Pitt the younger MP (1759-1806)
studio of Joseph Nollekens, RA (London 1737 – London 1823)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1810 - 1840
Materials
Stone
Measurements
700 mm (H)460 mm (W)260 mm (D)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1401969
Summary
White marble on a marble socle, The Rt. Hon. William Pitt the younger MP (1759-1806), studio of Joseph Nollekens, RA (London 1737 – London 1823). Draped portrait bust, turned slightly to the left. Acquired by William Howe Windham, and placed here on scagliola half-columns c.1840.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)
Makers and roles
studio of Joseph Nollekens, RA (London 1737 – London 1823), sculptor