The vision [graphic].

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Title: The vision [graphic].
Published / Created: Jany. 9, 1784.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. by T. Cornell, Bruton Street
Abstract: Depicts Charles James Fox, rising out of his chair to reach with outstretched arms for a crown which descends on a cloud from the left. On the floor is a dice box, and in Fox's pocket may be seen a roll of papers marked A Bill for ref[orming the] East India [Company]. A quotation from Macbeth is present beneath the image, which is a commentary on Fox's ambition as evinced by his proposed India Bill
Description: Title from item.
Provenance: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 349 x 246 mm, on sheet 43 x 29 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Political cartoons England 1784
Etchings England London 1784
Material: etching ;
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
England
Subject (Name): Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic): Politics and government
Crowns
Clothing & dress
Subjects: Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Crowns
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1784
England > London > 1784

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