The Duchess of Devonshire sits nursing a fox at her bare breast; the fox is dressed as a child, its paw on her lap. A child sits to her right crying, arms stretched towards her. On the left a cat licks the face of a dog while ignoring her kitten that crawls beside them. A cradle sits empty in the background (left).
Description:
Title and date from graphite pencil inscriptions in image., Study for the print of the same title, no. 6546 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and With, on the opposite side of the sheet: a drawing for Reynard put to his shifts by the same artist.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Women in politics, Foxes, Breast feeding, Infants, Women, and Political activity
The Duchess of Devonshire stands with raised skirts while a fox takes cover under her petticoats. She looks toward a huntsman on her right, two hunting dogs at his feet. He calls "Tally O my good dogs" while in response they cry "No coalition" and "No India Bill." The Duchess says, "My dear Fox get into cover."
Description:
Study for the print of the same title, no. 6551 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6. and On the opposite side of the sheet: a drawing for Political affection by the same artist.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Women in politics, Women, and Political activity
