The first of April, or, A meeting of creditors [graphic]Collings, Samuel, printmaker[28 March 1785]engOn the left, Charles James Fox sits on a chair, his gouty left foot resting on a stool, his right hand holding a crutch. Behind him is a paper which reads "Plan to discharge the Nation[al] Debt". His right arm reaches out to a group of angry citizens confronting him with their complaints and pleas for relief. He says to them: "Gentlemen! I have been looking over my affairs, and give you my word of Honor you shall all be paid this day twelve month." A butcher, baker, orphan child, a nurse, and other troubled citizens voice their complaints in separate speech bubblesTitle from caption below image."SC" is the monogram of Samuel Collings.Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.