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The soliloquy / S.B.

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James Gillray
1756-1815

The soliloquy / S.B.

[London] : Pubd. Augt. 12th, 1782 by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street, [1782]
etching
image: 210 x 172 mm (oval); plate mark: 299 x 206 mm; sheet: 322 x 235 mm
Peel 2391
Notes
Printmaker from George.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

In an oval design, a dejected Fox stands with folded arms before the padlocked gate of the Treasury. Bills on the wall behind him are titled "Last Dying Speech" and "Gamester." A reference to his resignation upon Shelburne's appointment to succeed Rockingham. 5 lines beneath the title reproduce Wolsey's soliloquy from Henry the Eighth.

Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department