Accession number
PML 146857.62
Creator
Sayers, James, 1748-1823.
Published
[London] : Published the 27th Febry. 1784, by Thomas Cornell Bruton Street, [1784]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from item.
Item no. 62 of a collection of prints by James Sayers (PML 146857); formerly part of an album of mounted prints, now disbound.
Item no. 62 of a collection of prints by James Sayers (PML 146857); formerly part of an album of mounted prints, now disbound.
Description
1 print : etching & stipple ; plate mark: 196 x 148 mm; sheet: 224 x 170 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
A sneezing Charles Fox emits "euphorbium," "coalition," "capsicum," "India Bill," "violation of Charters," "Cromwell's ambition," "Cataline's ability," "Damiens loyalty," and "Machiavels politics." Below his chest, an open bag inscribed, "Cabinet bag 1783," falls down. A reference to an incident during which Fox's opponent threw in his face a bag containing euphorbium powder that causes violent sneezing.
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