Prints: P1198

Title

Charles Pitt

Subject

Pitt, Charles

Character

Gloster : Henry VI

Artist

Sherratt, Thomas Paine, William

Dimensions

height: 24.2cm
width: 17.4cm

Other materials

Engraving

Inscription/signature

"MR. CHARLES PITT AS GLOSTER. / GLOSTER: What will the aspiring blood of Lancaster / Sink in the ground? I thought it would have mounted ' / See how my sword weeps for the poor king's death . / HENRY VI . Part 3, Act 5, Sc. 6. / Engraved by Sherratt from a Daguerreotype by Paine."

Provenance

Bequeathed to the Garrick club by Frances Hughes, October 2022.

Other number

E0134

Print of Charles Pitt as Gloster (Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester) during Act 5, Scene 6 of Shakespeare's play Henry VI. Pitt is in historical costume with a feather hat and holds a sword in his right hand. Engraved by Thomas Sherratt from a daguerreotype by William Paine.