The Infant Hercules, February 3, 1784, Hand-colored etching, Sheet: 8 11/16 × 12 5/8 in. (22.1 × 32.1 cm), Prints, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), In 1783, at the age of twenty-four, William Pitt became the youngest person ever to head the British government. King George III, who had become fed up with the machinations of a Whig coalition led by Charles James Fox and Frederick Lord North, finally prevailed upon Pitt to accept the premiership
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Infant Hercules, February 3, 1784, Hand-colored etching, Sheet, 8 11/16, 12 5/8, 22.1, 32.1 cm, Prints, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London, 1757–1827, 1783, age, twenty-four, William Pitt, youngest person, head, British government, King George, III, fed up, machinations, Whig coalition, led, Charles James, Fox, Frederick Lord, North, finally prevailed, upon, Pitt, accept, premiership
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