Gloria mundi, or, The Devil addressing the sun [graphic].Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[22 July 1782]engCharles James Fox, with the feet and tail of a fox, his empty pockets turned out, and with cow horns protruding through his hat, stands on an E.O. (gaming) table placed on the North Pole. Quoting Satan's speech from Paradise Lost, he looks to the upper right where the sun is depicted as Lord Shelburne. Refers to Fox's gambling habit and his July 1782 resignation after Shelburne's appointment as First Lord of the TreasuryTitle etched below image.Printmaker from description in the British Museum catalogue of a probable later state.Probably an earlier state of the plate with the publication line: Pubd. July 22d by W. Humphrey. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6012.1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 35.3 x 25.0 cm, on sheet 36.7 x 26.4 cm.Sheet trimmed to plate mark on part of left edge.Mounted on leaf 33 of volume 1 of 12.