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William Pitt the younger as an alchemist using a crown-shaped bellows to blow the flames of a furnace and heat a glass vessel in which the House of Commons is distilled; representing the dissolution of parliament by Pitt. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1796.
James GillrayDate: 21 May 1796Reference: 12184i- Pictures
William Pitt the younger as a Roman charioteer, sitting on a chariot drawn by the British lion and the white horse of Hanover, vanquishes the advocates of peace with France. Etching by J. Gillray, 1795.
James GillrayDate: April 30 1795Reference: 585566i
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Bethlem Hospital, London: the incurables being inspected by a member of the medical staff, with the patients represented by political figures. Drawing by Thomas Rowlandson, 1789.
Thomas RowlandsonDate: [1789]Reference: 536228i- Pictures
King George III and Queen Charlotte stand before the open gate of the Treasury from which William Pitt the younger has just wheeled a wheelbarrow laden with money bags one of which he hands to the King. Line block after J. Gillray.
James GillrayDate: 1873Reference: 603163i- Pictures
An episode in Paradise Lost featuring William Pitt as Death and Lord Thurlow as Satan, separated by the Queen, who attempts to protect Pitt. Etching by J. Gillray, 1830.
James GillrayDate: [1830]Reference: 585517i
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Sir Jeffrey Dunstan, mayor of Garrett, presents an address from the Corporation of Garrett to William Pitt the younger, who wears a crown and sits on a commode. Coloured etching by F.G. Byron, 1788.
Byron, Frederick George, 1764-1792.Date: [30 September 1788]Reference: 38396i
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Henry Dundas, wearing traditional Scottish costume, protects William Pitt the younger under a large tartan cape; implying Dundas's sympathetic attitude towards Pitt referred to by Courtenay in a famous speech. Etching by J. Gillray, 1792.
James GillrayDate: 2 June 1792Reference: 12181i