William Pitt the younger (1759–1806)
William Pitt the younger (1759–1806)
William Pitt the younger (1759–1806)
William Pitt the younger (1759–1806)
William Pitt the younger (1759–1806)
William Pitt the younger (1759–1806)
William Pitt the younger (1759–1806)

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This bust is associated with John Flaxman’s designs for a monument to Pitt, see M1087 and SDR16. Soane owed much to the Pitt family, as his youthful meeting with Thomas Pitt, the cousin of William Pitt, in Rome had led later to his nomination for the post of architect to the Bank of England, the job which he later described as ‘the pride and boast of my life’.

Sir John Soane’s Museum

London

Title

William Pitt the younger (1759–1806)

Date

c.1812

Medium

plaster

Measurements

H 59 x W 32 x D 24 cm

Accession number

SC24

Acquisition method

acquired by Sir John Soane, before 1837

Work type

Bust

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