In the lower left corner stands Lord North, his right arm raised, delivering a speech while Cornwall, the Speaker, is looking at him from his chair in the upper left corner of the image. On the right, rising from a cloud, are Fox and Burke, both violently gesticulating in their attack on North. Below the figures of North and Fox are excerpts from their speeches attacking each other before forming coalition
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Companion print to British Museum catalogue 6188.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Public speaking, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government
In an outdoor setting, a bare-chested Lord Thurlow, his judge's wig at his feet, faces a bare-chested Charles Fox in a boxing match over the proposed regulation of the fees of the Exchequer Officers. Rigby's, proposition to exempt him from this new regulation was opposed in Parliament by Fox. The contenders'seconds are Rigby for Thurlow and Sheridan for Fox
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 30 x 41 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by D. Archery, July th [sic] 1783, St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Rigby, Richard, 1722-1788., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Boxing, Wigs, and Clothing & dress
Lord Thurlow depicted as a schoolmaster is seated on the left. He wears an enormous wig, and holds in his left hand the book "A new guide to India" and in his right a birch rod. Facing him stands Pitt dressed as a young girl, with a key (to the Treasury) hanging from her belt. On the wall behind them hangs a portait of the King labelled "a great Whig", a bust of Fox labelled "a true Whig" on top of a bookcase containing Newbery's Works, and a map with the face of Shelburne titled "a false Whig." The "h" in the first word of the title is inserted above the "i".
Alternative Title:
Master Billy learning his task and Wiggism, or, Master Billy learning his task
Description:
Title etched below image. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd for S.W. as the act directs, by J. Cattermoul, No. 376 Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England.
Subject (Name):
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
The figure of Time, with his scythe, hovers in the air between the kneeling figures of Pitt on the left and Fox on the right. Through two pipes inscribed, "Court favor" and "popularity," he blows bubbles that Pitt catches in his mouth. Fox, his hands raised in supplication, begs Time for the same favor. His plea is supported by the Duchess of Devonshire who stands behind him. In the background, a radiating temple on a rock behind Pitt is inscribed, "St. Jameses." Behind Fox, a lighthouse with a flare hanging from its top is signed, "House of Commons." Between the two, on the other side of a river, is a ruined ancient city, a reference to Rome
Description:
Title from item. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pub'd by [...]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Political elections, Scythes, Temples, Ruins, Lighthouses, Tobacco pipes, Scissors & shears, and Clothing & dress