Rt. Honble. Charles James Fox [graphic].

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Title: Rt. Honble. Charles James Fox [graphic].
Alternative Title: Right Honourable Charles James Fox
Published / Created: [1 January 1795]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: Bust portrait of Fox in an oval frame, head turned left. Below the portrait, bordered by a draped cloth is a scene -- a representation of the opposition and a hostile account of Fox and the Holland family, in front of Westminster Hall. In the center of the scene, a statue of a headless king holding an orb stands on a rectangular pedestal inscribed with the words "Magna carta". A satyr (left) is breaking the sceptre across his knee, the king's head on the ground beside him. A man with ass's ears raises a pickaxt to strike the pedestal. To the right of the statue a dishevelled woman holds the staff and cap of liberty. Another man (popular rage) with a raised club is about to strike the statute
Description: Title etched below image.
Date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Above image: Engraved for the Carlton House magazine.
Later state, with a change in title. Cf. No. 5836 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Provenance: Suckling; July 1957.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 18.0 x 11.7 cm, on sheet 21 x 14 cm
Language: English

Genre: Portrait prints
Periodical illustrations
Engravings England London 1795
Etchings England London 1795
Material: etching & engraving ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806,
Subject (Topic): Kings
Riots
Subjects: Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Kings
Riots
England > London > 1795

Access: Public
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