The Rt. Hon.ble Cha.s James Fox. Principal Secretary of State for the Foreign Department &c.&c.&c.
Engraved by Cha.s Turner from an original Drawing in the possession of the Hon.ble Mrs. Fox to whom by permission this Print is dedicated by her respectful & obliged humble Serv.t Rob.t Cribb.
London Published, May 1st. 1806, by Robert Cribb. No.288 Holborn.
Mezzotint and engraving, fine impression. 355 x 254mm (14 x 10"). Narrow margins.
Charles James Fox (1749-1806), styled The Honourable from 1762, as a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years. Fox was the first foreign secretary of the United Kingdom and vocal supporter of American independence. Also known for his rivalry with William Pitt the Younger and a staunch opponent of George III he was reckless in politics as at the gaming tables. Fox held office briefly as a Tory under Lord North then led the opposition. Fox strongly criticised Lord North and the conduct of the American war, viewing the cause of the American patriots as a struggle for liberty against oppressive external power. He supported the revolutionaries of the United States, often dressing in the colours of George Washington's army. He championed America's cause, denouncing taxation of Americans without their consent. Reform was a passion but as a supporter of the revolutionary cause in France, his credibility was diminished from 1792 by the excesses of the French revolutionaries.
Whitman: 204, i.
[Ref: 24769] £220.00
London Published, May 1st. 1806, by Robert Cribb. No.288 Holborn.
Mezzotint and engraving, fine impression. 355 x 254mm (14 x 10"). Narrow margins.
Charles James Fox (1749-1806), styled The Honourable from 1762, as a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years. Fox was the first foreign secretary of the United Kingdom and vocal supporter of American independence. Also known for his rivalry with William Pitt the Younger and a staunch opponent of George III he was reckless in politics as at the gaming tables. Fox held office briefly as a Tory under Lord North then led the opposition. Fox strongly criticised Lord North and the conduct of the American war, viewing the cause of the American patriots as a struggle for liberty against oppressive external power. He supported the revolutionaries of the United States, often dressing in the colours of George Washington's army. He championed America's cause, denouncing taxation of Americans without their consent. Reform was a passion but as a supporter of the revolutionary cause in France, his credibility was diminished from 1792 by the excesses of the French revolutionaries.
Whitman: 204, i.
[Ref: 24769] £220.00