Lord North, on the left, and Charles Fox, in dressing gowns and night caps, sit in armchairs as invalids with a melancholy expression on their faces. They are approached from the right by a man who carries two soup bowls filled with frogs. One frog is falling to the ground, two more sit on the floor. He is the Duc de Bouillon who, while in England, called himself Mr. Godfrey and showed interest in Foxite politics
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., and Mounted to 40 x 29 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd Aprill 7, 1784, by H. Humphrey, No. 51 New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Bouillon, Godefroi-Charles-Henri de la Tour-d'Auvergne, Duc de, 1728-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Frogs, Chairs, Hats, and Clothing & dress
"The Prince and Mrs. Fitzherbert in the bedroom of a French inn ; a maidservant enters (left) with a tea-tray. The Prince, yawning and stretching with a dissipated air, is seated on the edge of a table; the revelry of the past night is indicated by an overturned decanter, broken wineglass, and a broken candle. Another candlestick and broken wine-glass lie on the ground, together with the Prince's top-boots. He wears slippers and his stockings are ungartered, the 'honi soit qui mal y' [pense] ribbon hanging round his leg. Mrs. Fitzherbert, seated on the bed, draws on a stocking; her garter inscribed 'Fox' lies on the ground (cf. British Museum satire 7306). The bed is heavily draped with fringed curtains. The Prince's feathered hat hangs on the wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Scene on the Continent
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Gillray in the British Museum catalogue., Probably a reissue; the final digit '8' in '1788' in imprint appears to have been altered from '6,' and the publisher's street address seems to have been burnished and re-etched. See British Museum catalogue., Companion print to: "Wife & no wife, or, A trip to the Continent.", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Morganatic marriages -- Motto: Honi soit qui mal y pense.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 5th, 1788, by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Strt
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Taverns (Inns), Bedrooms, Draperies, Hats, Servants, and Tableware