"Pitt dressed as a volunteer officer, drills Fox and Sheridan, who stand at attention, holding muskets. Pitt, in back view, turns his head to Fox (1.) and points with his sabre, held horizontally, to Sheridan (r.). Fox stands correctly, Sheridan raises his right. arm above his head and grins broadly. Pitt says: "Keep your Eye upon the Corporal Mr Honesty and when I have drilled you to my likeing perhaps I may take you under my command Mr Honesty". Fox says: "I do I do great Colonel I shall mind my Manoeuvres Great Colonel." The scene is the open country."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Gog & Magog are pseudonyms for printmaker Charles Williams., Place of publication based upon cataloger's conjecture., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Watermark: Strasburg Lily.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 21st., 1803 by C. Knight Lambeth
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
