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The farewell address to the loaves and fishes
Published
[London] : Published by J Phillips N° 8 Henry Street Hampstead Road opposite the new Reservoir, 1806 Sepr. 11.
etching and engraving
plate mark: 300 x 198 mm; sheet: 318 x 213 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 1895
Notes
Lettered: "Sepr 11 1806 Publish'd by J Phillips N° 8 Henry Street Hampstead Road opposite the new Reservoir."
Verses published on the death of Charles James Fox.
"Fox died on 13 Sept.: the date is perhaps an engraver's error"--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalog.
Verses published on the death of Charles James Fox.
"Fox died on 13 Sept.: the date is perhaps an engraver's error"--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalog.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Heading to 98 lines of verse engraved (in close imitation of type) in two columns. The head of Fox, scarcely caricatured, turned in profile to the Ieft. The verses beginning with: "My dear little Loaves, and my sweet little Fishes," and ending "I am sure with your beauties, I'd never fall out."
Associated names
Phillips, James (Bookseller), publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
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