print;
broadside
- Museum number
- 1868,0808.4069
- Title
- Object: Epigram 3.d of the I.o Book of Martial, Imitated
- Description
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A broadside with three imitations of an epigram of Martial, praising Pitt the Elder; with an engraving by Goldby and Champion showing at the top a bust of William Pitt, flanked on the left with the figure of Liberty and on the right the figure of London, and at the bottom scroll-work and a figure of Hercules; with engraved title and verses in one column. (n.p.: 1757)
- Production date
- 1757
- Dimensions
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Height: 290 millimetres
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Width: 188 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Pitt came into office on 14 December 1756. He resigned on the 9th of April, and was reappointed on 30th of June 1757.
This plate was republished, with alterations, in praise of John Wilkes, in 1769; see BM 1868-8-8-4429.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0808.4069