William Pitt (1759-1806) Prime Minister
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: HM Revenue & Customs, 100 Parliament Street
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About the artist
Joseph Nollekens, son of Joseph Francis Nollekens, a painter from Antwerp, was born in Dean Street, Soho. He studied under the sculptor Peter Scheemakers, before attending William Shipley’s drawing school on the Strand. In 1762 he travelled to Rome where he worked as an antiques dealer, restorer and copier, as well as sculpting portraits of English tourists. By 1771, he had returned to London and taken a house in Mortimer Street, Marylebone. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1772. He sculpted several church monuments and mythological subjects but it was his portrait busts which grew in popularity throughout his career. His final years were plagued by ill health and by 1816 he was almost deaf. He died at the age of 85.
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Explore
- People
- William Pitt (1759 - 1806)
- Places
- Subjects
- male portrait, Neo-Classicism, man, Leader of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister
- Materials & Techniques
- marble, bust (as object name), marble bust
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Details
- Title
- William Pitt (1759-1806) Prime Minister
- Date
- Medium
- Marble bust
- Dimensions
- height: 72.00 cm, width: 50.00 cm, depth: 26.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Gerald Kerin, June 1949
- Inscription
- none
- Provenance
- Earl of Jersey Collection; purchased from Gerald Kerin 1949
- GAC number
- 769