Collection of the University of Pittsburgh
Pitt2015.2
Portrait of William Pitt
May 9 2014 (Date accessioned)
1780 – 1848 (Date created)
1780 – 1848 (Date created)
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British
Portrait of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
This portrait of William Pitt was painted by English painter Edward Francisco Burney, born in Worcester on September 7, 1760. Edward Burney was the nephew of Charles Burney, a famous music composer and historian of music (in fact, many men and women from the Burney family were accomplished writers, artists and scholars in the 18th and 19th centuries).
Edward Burney trained at the Royal Academy School of Art, with Sir Joshua Reynolds as its director. His works were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art between 1780 and 1803. He is known for his portraits and historical paintings, and satire pieces in the spirit of William Hogarth. He also illustrated literary works, such as his cousin Frances Burney's Eveline, in 1780, and Milton's Paradise Lost. The artist died in London on December 16, 1848. His works are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate Gallery, London, and at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven.
Edward Burney trained at the Royal Academy School of Art, with Sir Joshua Reynolds as its director. His works were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art between 1780 and 1803. He is known for his portraits and historical paintings, and satire pieces in the spirit of William Hogarth. He also illustrated literary works, such as his cousin Frances Burney's Eveline, in 1780, and Milton's Paradise Lost. The artist died in London on December 16, 1848. His works are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate Gallery, London, and at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven.
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