[Charles James Fox] Morning Preparation. [&] Evening Consolation.
[James Gillray]
Pub.d Feb.y 25th [& Ap.l 25.th] by W. Humphrey Nº 225 Strand.
Pair of aquatints with etching. Each 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"), with large margins, 18th century watermark.
A satire on the desperate plight of the Opposition. 'Morning': in a poverty-stricken room are Fox, practicing his speech in a mirror; North, seated in a low arm-chair, yawning; and Burke, seated on a three-legged stool mending his breeches. 'Evening': the trio have returned, with Fox looking disconsolately at a copy of 'Pitt's Speech'; Burke flagellating himself with a birch-rod; and North kissing a young woman in tattered garments.
BM Satires 6790 & 6791.
[Ref: 63628] £550.00
Pub.d Feb.y 25th [& Ap.l 25.th] by W. Humphrey Nº 225 Strand.
Pair of aquatints with etching. Each 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"), with large margins, 18th century watermark.
A satire on the desperate plight of the Opposition. 'Morning': in a poverty-stricken room are Fox, practicing his speech in a mirror; North, seated in a low arm-chair, yawning; and Burke, seated on a three-legged stool mending his breeches. 'Evening': the trio have returned, with Fox looking disconsolately at a copy of 'Pitt's Speech'; Burke flagellating himself with a birch-rod; and North kissing a young woman in tattered garments.
BM Satires 6790 & 6791.
[Ref: 63628] £550.00