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- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [February 1806]
- Call Number:
- 806.02.00.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "George III (left) steps from the throne to the front of the dais to inspect Fox through his glass ... in his right hand, and the Garter ribbon crosses the left shoulder. A beefeater stands beside the dais. Fox (right) stands, chapeau-bras, facing him in profile to the left, his right. hand on his breast. Grenville, full face, stands between them, presenting Fox. He says: "The hon'ble Charles James Fox Your M------ a Man whose abilities the World have long admired, and whose Loyalty - Integrity & Honor - I will answer for." The King says, "What - what - what - Fox - Fox - Fox - Very glad to see him - very glad to see him Honest Man - Honest Man - great Abilities heard stories about him and Boney - don't believe it - dont believe it - be my secretary - be my Secretary of State!!" Fox answers: "The confidence which your M------ is pleased to repose in me, makes me truly happy, I beg leave to assure your M------ that the honor of your M----- Crown & the Glory of my Country is nearest my Heart, and while I am your M------ servant no Foreign Power shall dare insult the One, or diminish the Other."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- As it should be
- Description:
- Title etched below image., 'Argus' is a pseudonym of printmaker Charles Williams., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 40 x 27 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby, 1806 by Walker, No. 7, Cornhill
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The new Minister, or As it should be [graphic]
