The first levee of the new P-*-R-*-T.

The first levee of the new P-*-R-*-T.

Description:

William Pitt stands in front of the throne to which he points with a hand holding a number of threads attached to the noses of his supporters, who advance through a doorway, the foremost kneeling or prostrating themselves. ... The king kneels on the throne exposing his "broad bottom" to the Pittites ... Cf. George.

Date Issued: [1784]
Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
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Language: UND
Type: still image