William Pitt (1759-1806) Prime Minister

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Downing Street

This statuette was purchased for Downing Street in 1953 by the then Minister of Works, David Eccles. Prime Minister Winston Churchill initially placed it in the Cabinet Room but it was later moved to one of the state rooms by Lady Churchill, where it remains today. It was made by German born sculptor, plaster figure maker and porcelain dealer Francis Hardenberg, who worked in England from 1783.

A similar biscuit porcelain statuette, also published by Hardenberg in 1820, is held in the Athenaeum Collection, London. It shows Pitt with his right hand on his hip and carrying a book in his left hand.

People

William Pitt (1759 - 1806)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, man, 19th century costume, coat, stockings, waistcoat, breeches, dress coat, Prime Minister

Materials & Techniques

malachite, bronze, bronze statuette, base

Artist

19th century unknown
Francis Philibert Hardenberg ( - 1852)

Title

William Pitt (1759-1806) Prime Minister

Date

1820

Medium

Bronze statuette with malachite base

Dimensions

height: 30.00 cm, width: 17.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Gerald Kerin, March 1953

Inscription

Published 10 July 1820 / by F Hardenberg

Provenance

With Gerald Kerin Ltd.; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in 1953

GAC number

2112