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Description "Monument to William Pitt, Earl of Chatham"; the Earl of Chatham appears as a Roman Senator, guilding the rudder of State, the two female figures represent Commerce and the City of London, while the small boys representing the four quarters of the earth pour the fruits of trade and peace from a cornucopia, Britannia is seated on a resting lion.
Artist Bacon, John
Engraver -
Publisher -
Date of Execution 1783
Medium marble
Support -
Longest Dimension 444cms
Shortest Dimension 444cms
Section Guildhall Art Gallery
Collection Permanent Collection
Location View by appointment
Picture Type sculpture/allegory/portrait
Catalogue No
Accession No 42
Notes Acquired: Commissioned