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Edward Hedges
Reynard caught at last, or, The [fox running away with a goose in its mouth] in a pitt
Published
[London] : Publish'd by E. Hedges, No. 92 Cornhill, March 19th 1784.
etching, hand colored
plate mark: 239 x 260 mm; sheet: 236 x 261 mm
Peel 3282
Notes
Title from item.
The word "Fox" appears in the form of a rebus.
Verses etched below the image, flanking the title: Three mourning Patriots here are in the dumps, / They play'd their cards, but lost for want of trumps, / Renoun'd alike for Eloquence and wit, / The wily F --x has tumbled in a Pitt.
Library's copy partially trimmed within plate mark.
The word "Fox" appears in the form of a rebus.
Verses etched below the image, flanking the title: Three mourning Patriots here are in the dumps, / They play'd their cards, but lost for want of trumps, / Renoun'd alike for Eloquence and wit, / The wily F --x has tumbled in a Pitt.
Library's copy partially trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
In an outdoor setting, Lord North and Edmund Burke look down at Charles Fox who stands knee-deep in a hole in the ground. All are in mourning clothes. Fox expresses fear of remaining in "this terrible Pitt" forever. An angry North, stamping his foot, expresses disillusionment in their coalition, while a quiet Burke decides to disassociate himself from Fox.
Associated names
Hedges, Edward, active 1780-1794, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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