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Throughout the reign of Queen Anne (1702–1714), Pulteney played a prominent part in the Whig struggle to regain power from the Tories. He became a Whig Member of Parliament in 1705 and held a number of government posts before falling out with Sir Robert Walpole, the Whig Prime Minister. From his opposition faction, Pulteney was in a position to take over the government on three occasions, but failed to do so. When Walpole fell from power in 1742, Pulteney declined two requests by George II to form a government, accepting instead the first Lordship of the Treasury in the 1st Earl of Wilmington's ministry (1742–1743) and the earldom of Bath. This portrait was commissioned for Pulteney's devoted friend, Elizabeth Montagu. During the painting of the portrait, Pulteney wrote, 'I find that none of these great Painters finish any of their Pictures themselves.
Title
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
Date
1761
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 154.9 x W 147.3 cm
Accession number
337
Acquisition method
Purchased, 1872. On long-term loan to Beningbrough Hall, Yorkshire
Work type
Painting
National Portrait Gallery, London
St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England
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