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Ministerial eloquence / A.S. inv.

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Ministerial eloquence / A.S. inv.

Published

[London] : H. Humphrey, 1795.

hand colored etching
image: 12.2 x 8.1 cm; plate: 12.2 x 8.1 cm; sheet: 12.9 x 8.9 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2881
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Pitt (half length) stands looking to the right, his right hand held palm upwards. He says: "Our great successes in the East & West Indies, conquest of Corsica; entertain no doubt you will chearfully grant the Supplies for carrying on this just & necessary War."

Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department