A puzzle of portraits. Or the hour glass exhausted. (BM 1868,0808.6337)

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A puzzle of portraits. Or the hour glass exhausted. (BM 1868,0808.6337)

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An hour-glass in which the sands have almost run out. The contour of the two cones is irregular and defines profiles of Pitt (left) and the King (right), their noses almost meeting at the waist of the glass. 10 February 1794.
Hand-coloured etching

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