2-721-712 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham', (1708-1778), 1830. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) British Whig who served as Prime Minister mid 18th century. He held office as Lord Privy Seal, best known as wartime leader during the Seven Years' War and in support of a colonial position in the American War of Independence. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]