Pitt, in uniform, as a soldier or volunteer, stands at attention in profile to the right, holding a bayoneted musket. He is grotesquely thin and elongated. Beneath the title:
'he would be a soldier the sweet willy o
the first of all swains
that gladden'd the plains
all nature obeyed him - the sweet willy o!' 10 may 1798
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1798. Dimensions: Height: 410 mm; Width: 238 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: George III, King of the United Kingdom. Collection: British Museum. The Royal soldier in his majesty's service (BM 1868,0808.6729)
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