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[edit]Williamm Pitt
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Williamm Pitt |
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English: A French print. Chatham, supported on crutches, stands behind a balustrade, his right hand held out in the manner of an orator. On each side of him is a seated figure, turning towards him, each wearing the ribbon of an order. Beneath the design is engraved "Il faut déclarer la guerre a la France". c.1778
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| Depicted people | Representation of: William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1778 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1868,0808.4569 |
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| Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', V, 1935) This appears to be a French artist's representation of Chatham's last speech in the House of Lords on 7 Apr. 1778 to oppose the Duke of Richmond's advocacy of peace with America before war was declared with France: "shall this great kingdom now fall prostrate before the House of Bourbon?" ('Parl. Hist.' xix. 1022 ff.; Von Ruville, 'Chatham', iii, p. 340 f.) England and France were already virtually at war: Stormont had been recalled from Paris on the announcement (13 Mar.) of the French Treaty with America. For the dread inspired by Chatham in France, c. 1775-8, see Doniol, 'Hist. de la participation de la France à l'établissement des États-Unis', i. 60-4; Corwin, 'French Policy and the American Alliance', 1916, p. 142. (Supplementary information) George suggests that this print refers to Pitt's last speech in the House of Lords on 7 April 1778, opposing the proposal to make peace with America before declaring war on France. See 1861,1012.45 for another impression. |
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-4569 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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