Description: DEATH OF CHATHAM Artist: Copley, R. A. ____________ Engraver: I. E. Nicholson CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE 19th CENTURY ANTIQUE PRINTS LIKE THIS ONE!! PRINT DATE: This engraving was printed in 1850; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock paper. There is a fold down the map which should be visible in the picture. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receive priority mail, international orders receive regular air mail unless otherwise asked for. We take a variety of payment options. Full payment details will be in our email after auction close. We pack properly to protect your item! PRINT DESCRIPTION : This grand and multifarious composition represents the interior of the British House of Peers, with portraits of all those noblemen and commoners who were present there on the memorable 7th of April, 1778, when the great and venerable Ear] of Chatham fell a victim to the energies of his own patriotic ardour. He had opposed, though unhappily in vain, every harsh measure which the existing administration had adopted in its unfortunate contest with America; and still wishing and hoping to conciliate and retain the allegiance of the colonies. Lord Chatham, on that eventful morning, rose from his bed, weakened by the pain and debility occasioned by a severe fit of hereditary gout; went down to the House of Lords, and spoke with his accustomed zeal and vehement eloquence, in opposition to an address to His Majesty, moved by the Duke of Richmond, ostensibly on the state of the Nation, but wherein the necessity of acknowledging the independence of America, was something more than insinuated. Lord Chatham deprecated this sentiment in the warmest terms, rejoicing that, though pressed down by the hand of infirmity, he was still able to lift his voice against this proposed dismemberment, and still able to assist his country in this most perilous conjuncture. The Duke of Richmond replied: and Chatham, forgetting himself and his enfeebled state of body in the intensity of his patriotism, rose by the help of his crutch, to answer his Grace; but the effort, added to the exertion, of the morning-, was more than his remaining strength could endure, and was the proximate cause of the death of this great man. After two or three unsuccessful attempts to stand, he fainted and fell hack ; but was caught in the arms of some of the Peers who sat sufficiently near. This circumstance, combined with the general agitation, and anxious rush of the noble peers toward his Lordship, that immediately ensued, constitutes the subject of Copiers picture. The most prominent figure in the right-hand group, seen in profile, is that of the Duke of Richmond, who had just spoken: the scroll in his hand being supposed to contain his written motion for an address to the king. On the other side, and pretty far advanced toward the center, the nearer group consists of the Earl of Sandwich, the Marquis of Rockingham, Lord Gower (whose demise as Duke of Sutherland, and a distinguished patron of the Arts, the public has had recent cause to regret) and some other noblemen, followed by certain learned and Right Reverend prelates (habited in their proper costume) who have risen, from their bench in emotion at the awful event, and are advancing toward the central and principal group. That central group consists of the death-stricken patriot, and those who have gathered hastily around him. The Duke of Cumberland supports the fainting Earl on one side; on the other, are some twelve or fourteen noblemen, amongst whom the two sons of Lord Chatham are conspicuous, and are seen under the deepest filial sorrow. The eldest (the present Earl of Chatham) having advanced with an affectionate look and action, and a tear on his cheek, and William Pitt (afterwards the Right Honourable Premier) with an expression not less affecting, appearing behind his brother, with extended arms and outstretched hands. The Picture was presented to the National Gallery by the late Earl of Liverpool. It measures 10 feet by 7 feet 6 inches. AN EXTREMELY RARE PRINT ! VERY HARD TO FIND!
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
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Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Print Type: Engraving
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Material: Engraving
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