CIRCA 1760

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), known as 'the Great Commoner', was a Whig politician and the most influential statesmen of his time. He is noted for his criticism of the British policy against the American colonies and as a war time leader during the Seven Years War.

A related example is illustrated in Simon Spero, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels, The Handley Collection, California, 1991, pp. 16-17, no. 1.9.

The engraving was adapted from a painting by William Hoare, now in the National Portrait Gallery.