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Portrait of William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst

Arthur William Devis, 1803

The Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Preston

Full length portrait with landscape background. The Earl is in uniform with a red jacket and black trousers and stands with his left hand on his waistband and a cane in his right.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait of William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, 1803

Date supported

1998

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

239 x 147 cm

Grant

19000

Total cost

58000

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