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Pitt Collection (#9)

"Pitt: A Legacy Carved in History and Culture" Step into the world of Pitt, where a rich tapestry of events, personalities

Background imagePitt Collection: WILLIAM PITT (1759-1806). English politician. Watercolor, 1789, by James Gillray

WILLIAM PITT (1759-1806). English politician. Watercolor, 1789, by James Gillray

Background imagePitt Collection: CHARLES FOX (1749-1806). English statesman and orator

CHARLES FOX (1749-1806). English statesman and orator. Cartoon, 1805, by James Gillray criticizing Foxs defense of Prime Minister William Pitt against charges of corruption as an attempt to entice a

Background imagePitt Collection: NAPOLEON CARTOON, 1805. The Plum-pudding in danger; - or State Epicures taking un Petit Souper

NAPOLEON CARTOON, 1805. The Plum-pudding in danger; - or State Epicures taking un Petit Souper. Satirical etching, 1805, by James Gillray a propos of a peace overture from Napoleon I

Background imagePitt Collection: BRITISH CARTOON, 1789. The sour prospect before us, or the ins throwing up state

BRITISH CARTOON, 1789. The sour prospect before us, or the ins throwing up state --. British cartoon by William Dent, 1789

Background imagePitt Collection: STAMP ACT CARTOON, 1766. Detail of a cartoon, 1766, captioned The Ballance, or

STAMP ACT CARTOON, 1766. Detail of a cartoon, 1766, captioned The Ballance, or the Americans Triumphant commenting on William Pitts speech in Parliament, 14 January 1766

Background imagePitt Collection: LIQUOR TAX CARTOON, 1796. The Wine Duty, or The Triumph of Bacchus and Silenus

LIQUOR TAX CARTOON, 1796. The Wine Duty, or The Triumph of Bacchus and Silenus with John Bulls Remonstrance. John Bull petitioning William Pitt and Henry Dundas to lighten the liquor tax

Background imagePitt Collection: TAXATION CARTOON, 1784. An English farmer rides a cow to outwit the horse tax imposed

TAXATION CARTOON, 1784. An English farmer rides a cow to outwit the horse tax imposed by the Pitt government. Cartoon etching, 1784

Background imagePitt Collection: Fort Pitt Blockhouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Fort Pitt Blockhouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
The Fort Pitt Blockhouse (sometimes called Bouquets Blockhouse or Bouquets Redoubt) - a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh

Background imagePitt Collection: English statesman. Line and stipple engraving by W. Holl after William Owen

English statesman. Line and stipple engraving by W. Holl after William Owen
WILLIAM PITT (1759-1806). English statesman. Line and stipple engraving by W. Holl after William Owen

Background imagePitt Collection: English statesman. Stipple engraving, English, 1796

English statesman. Stipple engraving, English, 1796
WILLIAM PITT (1759-1806). English statesman. Stipple engraving, English, 1796

Background imagePitt Collection: Income Tax: John Bull scratches his head at William Pitts (1759-1806) introduction

Income Tax: John Bull scratches his head at William Pitts (1759-1806) introduction of Income Tax. Pitt is shown as angel playing harp. Hand-coloured cartoon in style of Gillray: 1798

Background imagePitt Collection: William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) British statesman. Became Prime Minister at

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) British statesman. Became Prime Minister at age of 24 the youngest to hold the position in England. Engraving after Hoppner

Background imagePitt Collection: End of the Irish Invasion - or - The Destruction of the French Armada, James Gillray 1797

End of the Irish Invasion - or - The Destruction of the French Armada, James Gillray 1797. French ships wrecked in storm blown up by Pitt, top left and his ministers

Background imagePitt Collection: The Plumb-pudding in Danger: or, State Epicures Taking Un Petit Souper. William Pitt

The Plumb-pudding in Danger: or, State Epicures Taking Un Petit Souper. William Pitt, British Minister, and Napoleon I carving up the globe. After a cartoon by James Gilray, 1805

Background imagePitt Collection: John Jeffreys Pratt, lst Marquis of Camden (1759-1840) British politician. Served

John Jeffreys Pratt, lst Marquis of Camden (1759-1840) British politician. Served in the ministry of William Pitt (the Younger)

Background imagePitt Collection: Dudley Ryder (1762-1847) lst Earl of Harrowby, English Tory (Conservative) politician

Dudley Ryder (1762-1847) lst Earl of Harrowby, English Tory (Conservative) politician. As Dudley Ryder held the Parliament seat for Tiverton, Devon (1784-1803) until he inherited his barony

Background imagePitt Collection: Pitt County Court house, Greenville, North Carolina

Pitt County Court house, Greenville, North Carolina
Exterior view of the yellow brick court house. Building has a red tile roof and a clock tower

Background imagePitt Collection: Billys Raree-show Or John Bull En Lighten d

Billys Raree-show Or John Bull En Lighten d, [england], Engraving 1797, Pitt, As A Peep-show Man, Stands By His Box, Which Is Supported On Trestles

Background imagePitt Collection: A New Way To Pay The National-debt

A New Way To Pay The National-debt, Cartoon Shows King George Iii And Queen Charlotte Standing Before The Treasury, Moneybags Under Their Arms

Background imagePitt Collection: The Nuptial Bower

The Nuptial Bower, With The Evil One, Peeping At The Charms Of Eden, From Milton, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Artist, [london] : Pubd. By H

Background imagePitt Collection: Britannia Between Death And The Doctor s

Britannia Between Death And The Doctor s, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Artist, [london], 1804, A Faint Britannia Seated On Bed With Three Doctors

Background imagePitt Collection: The Plumb Pudding In Danger

The Plumb Pudding In Danger, Or, State Epicures Taking Un Petit Souper, William Pitt, Wearing A Regimental Uniform And Hat, Sitting At A Table With Napoleon

Background imagePitt Collection: Treason

Treason, Newton, Richard, 1777 1798, Artist, London, R. Newton, 1798, A Stout, Smiling John Bull Directs A Blast From His Rear-end Toward A Poster Of King George Iii Tacked To A Wall

Background imagePitt Collection: Integrity Retiring From Office

Integrity Retiring From Office!, A Group Of Resigning Ministers, Led By Pitt Who Holds A Document Entitled Justice Of Emancipating Ye Catholicks

Background imagePitt Collection: Uncorking Old Sherry

Uncorking Old Sherry, William Pitt Stands In The House Of Commons, Facing The Opposition Which Is Represented By Bottles Containing The Heads Of The Most Well-known Opposition Leaders Including Fox

Background imagePitt Collection: End Of The Irish Invasion Or The Destruction Of The French Armada

End Of The Irish Invasion Or The Destruction Of The French Armada, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraver, London, Engraving 1797, French Warships Being Tossed About During A Storm Blown Up By Pitt

Background imagePitt Collection: The Property Tax

The Property Tax, Williams, C. Artist, Engraving 1814, Cartoon Shows A Prosperous John Bull Seated In A Chair As A Blue Demon Hovers Above Him Using A Magnet To Withdraw Coins From Bulls Waistcoat

Background imagePitt Collection: Taming Of The Shrew

Taming Of The Shrew, Katharine And Petruchio, The Modern Quixotte, Or, What You Will, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraving 1791, Catherine Ii, Faint And Shying Away From William Pitt

Background imagePitt Collection: The Russian Bear And Her Invincible Rider Encountering The British Legion

The Russian Bear And Her Invincible Rider Encountering The British Legion, Engraving 1791, Potemkin, With Sword Raised Overhead And Wearing Hussars Uniform

Background imagePitt Collection: Public characters, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, engraving 1801, Heads of well-known people

Public characters, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, engraving 1801, Heads of well-known people, arranged in a medley, placed behind lines intersecting diagonally which simulate crossed tapes forming a

Background imagePitt Collection: The Rival Queens Or A Political Heat For Rege & Grege

The Rival Queens Or A Political Heat For Rege & Grege, Engraving 1789, An Encounter Between Two Stout Ladies, Mrs. Fitzherbert And Mrs

Background imagePitt Collection: The Vision

The Vision, Engraving 1785, A Young Man, Possibly William Pitt, The Younger, Being Visited By A Ghost From The Grave, Possibly The Elder William Pitt

Background imagePitt Collection: An Irish Union

An Irish Union, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756ja-1811ja, Artist, Engraving 1799, William Pitt Joining The Hands Of Paddy, An Irish Farmer, And John Bull, Neither Of Whom Seem Anxious For The Union

Background imagePitt Collection: The Irish Bull Broke Loose

The Irish Bull Broke Loose, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756ja-1811ja, Engraving 1799, The Irish Bull Tossing William Pitt Into The Air And About To Do The Same To Lord Dundas Who Runs To The Left; On The Far

Background imagePitt Collection: Constitutional Club

Constitutional Club, Dent, William, Active 1741-1780, Artist, England, Satire On The Westminster By-election Of 1788 Shows Five Men Carving A Fox On A Table As William Pitt Carries A Coin-filled

Background imagePitt Collection: The Tories And The Whigs Pulling For A Crown

The Tories And The Whigs Pulling For A Crown, London, 1789, George, Prince Of Wales, Seated On A Throne In The Background Waiting The Results Of A Tug-of-war Over The Crown

Background imagePitt Collection: The Eclipse At An End - And Political Tilting Discovered

The Eclipse At An End - And Political Tilting Discovered, London, 1789ja, Edward Thurlow And A Woman, Possibly Queen Charlotte, On A Donkey Labeled Wp (william Pittja) Wearing A Lion Skin

Background imagePitt Collection: T. Rowlandson: Master Billys Procession to Grocers Hall, Parliamentary Elections

T. Rowlandson: Master Billys Procession to Grocers Hall, Parliamentary Elections, Pitt Presented with the Freedom of the City, 1784

Background imagePitt Collection: Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days: J. Gillray: the Dissolution

Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days: J. Gillray: the Dissolution, or the Alchymist Producing an Ethereal Representation. Pitt Dissolving the House of Commons, 1796

Background imagePitt Collection: PITT, Willian the Younger (1759-1806). British

PITT, Willian the Younger (1759-1806). British
" PITT, Willian " the Younger" (1759-1806). British politician. Prime Minister from 1783 to 1801 and fron 1804 to 1806. Copy after an original by Sir Thomas Lawrence. William Pitt

Background imagePitt Collection: London Mews Houses

London Mews Houses
One of the backwaters of Mayfair, bijoux dwellings in Pitts Head Mews, just off Curzon Street, west London. Date: 19th century

Background imagePitt Collection: Scotland, Edinburgh. Historic George Street, statue of Pitt

Scotland, Edinburgh. Historic George Street, statue of Pitt

Background imagePitt Collection: FORT PITT. Plan of Fort Duquesne, built by the French from 1759 to 1761, and Fort Pitt

FORT PITT. Plan of Fort Duquesne, built by the French from 1759 to 1761, and Fort Pitt, built a few years later by American colonists, on what is today Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Background imagePitt Collection: LANE FOX INCANDESCENT LAMP. English inventor St. George Lane Fox (1856-1932)

LANE FOX INCANDESCENT LAMP. English inventor St. George Lane Fox (1856-1932), introduced electric lighting to Great Britain in the 1880s. Line engraving

Background imagePitt Collection: WILLIAM PITT (1759-1806). / nEnglish statesman. Stipple engraving, English, 1796

WILLIAM PITT (1759-1806). / nEnglish statesman. Stipple engraving, English, 1796
WILLIAM PITT (1759-1806). /nEnglish statesman. Stipple engraving, English, 1796

Background imagePitt Collection: WILLIAM PITT (1759-1806). English statesman. Stipple engraving after John Hoppner

WILLIAM PITT (1759-1806). English statesman. Stipple engraving after John Hoppner

Background imagePitt Collection: GREAT BRITAIN: PARLIAMENT. The House of Commons in 1793, William Pitt addressing the House

GREAT BRITAIN: PARLIAMENT. The House of Commons in 1793, William Pitt addressing the House. Wood engraving after the painting, 1793, by Karl Anton Hickel

Background imagePitt Collection: WILLIAM PITT FESSENDEN (1806-1869). American politician. Wood engraving, American, 1869

WILLIAM PITT FESSENDEN (1806-1869). American politician. Wood engraving, American, 1869




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"Pitt: A Legacy Carved in History and Culture" Step into the world of Pitt, where a rich tapestry of events, personalities, and landmarks intertwine to create an intriguing narrative. From the iconic Pitt Stadium at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, USA, to captivating political cartoons and speeches by William Pitt the Younger addressing Parliament, this name holds significance across various domains. In 1805, James Gillray's satirical etching titled "The Plumb-pudding in danger" humorously depicted Napoleon Bonaparte and British Prime Minister William Pitt carving up the world over a petit souper. This artwork serves as a reminder of how power dynamics played out during that era. Moving forward to modern times, David Fincher's season at BFI Southbank in January 2009 showcased his exceptional filmmaking skills. The poster for this event served as a tribute to Fincher's work and highlighted his contribution to cinema. William Pitt (1708-1778), a prominent British politician known for his influential role during significant historical periods, left an indelible mark on society. His legacy lives on through countless discussions about politics and governance. Art enthusiasts will recognize Hogarth's masterpiece "The Times, " which reflects societal issues prevalent during its time. This painting captures the essence of life with intricate details that provoke thought even today. Tobacconist Treyer & Fribourg reminds us of simpler pleasures enjoyed by many throughout history – indulging in tobacco products that were once widely popularized by establishments like these. Bank notes or paper money have always been subject to scrutiny and speculation. French alarmists caused concern among citizens like poor John Bull who had their financial stability threatened – reminding us how economic crises can impact societies globally. Cartoonists often use their craft as social commentary; one such example is Britannia caught between Scylla & Charybdis symbolizing difficult choices faced by nations during challenging times.