The Rt. Hon. William Pitt the younger MP (1759-1806)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Marble, velvet, alabaster and wood
Measurements
255 mm (Diameter); 405 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291323
Summary
Carved alabaster plaque (circular), The Rt. Hon. William Pitt the younger MP (1759-1806) by unknown sculptor. A portrait head of William Pitt shown in right profile within an oval laurel wreath. Military trophies around the outside edge. White marble mount. See also SC/17, a similar plaque depicting Horatio Nelson.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.