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Rt. Hon. William Pitt (1759-1806)
Sculptor: Nollekens, Joseph
Plaster maquette, cast, probably after the reduced-scale competition model submitted by Nollekens to the Pitt Monument Committee in 1807.
Bequeathed by Mrs Jane Hayles
Depth: 17.0 cm
Height: 50.0 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1854-03-24) by Hayles, Jane
19th Century, Early#
George III (Regency)
Production date:
before
AD 1812
Nollekens was one of five sculptors invited to submit a model for a commemorative portrait statue of Pitt by the University of Cambridge for the Senate House in 1807. John Bacon the Younger, John Flaxman, George Garrard and Richard Westmacott the Elder were the other sculptors. The prestigious commission was awarded to Nollekens, for which he was paid 3,000 guineas. The statue was erected in the Senate House in July 1812. Nollekens charged a further £1,000 for the statue’s pedestal.
Casting (process) : Plaster, cast
Accession number: M.1-1854
Primary reference Number: 29253
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1854
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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