Reindeer Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
A reverse glass print portrait of William Pitt the Elder.
Circa: 1754
Richard Houston (1721-1775) after William Hoare (1707-1792)
Presented in a period Georgian frame.
Pitt was a brilliant orator in parliament and is best known as a wartime political leader during the Seven Years War ensuring Britain defeated its long term enemy France. He was highly popular with the electorate, attacking corruption and supporting the American colonies view in the run up to the American Revolution.
Reindeer Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
Specialists in english antique furniture from the early seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. Based on kensington church st.
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William Pitt the Elder Portrait in Reverse Glass
