Charles James Fox
(1749-1806), Whig statesmanMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 313 portraits
Charles James Fox led the Whig political party and was close friend of George, Prince of Wales. Reckless in politics as at the gaming tables, Fox held office briefly as a Tory under Lord North but soon switched sides leading the opposition through a long political life. Fox supported parliamentary reform in England, independence for America and limited autonomy for Ireland. These causes reflected Whig ideals of liberty and reform. A supporter of the revolutionary cause in France, his credibility was diminished from 1792 by the excesses of the French revolutionaries.
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 11 March 1789
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'The funeral procession of Miss Regency'
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 29 April 1789
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'The repeal of the test act a vision'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 16 February 1790
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'Swearing to the cutting monster or- a scene in Bow Street'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1790
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The Wrangling Friends or Opposition in Disorder
possibly by Isaac Cruikshank, published by John Nixon, possibly after Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1791
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'Mr Burke's pair of spectacles for short-sighted politicians'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 12 May 1791
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'The impeachment, - or - 'the father of the gang, turnd Kings evidence''
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published May 1791
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 May 1791
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 4 July 1791
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 19 July 1791
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'A Birmingham toast, as given on the 14th of July, by the - Revolution Society'
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 23 July 1791
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by and published by John Jones, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1 November 1792 (1782)
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by William Pether, published by John Brydon, after Joseph Nollekens
mezzotint, published January 1792
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by Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching, May 1792
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'The patriot exalted' (Charles James Fox; Catherine II, Empress of Russia)
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 15 March 1792
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and soft-ground etching, published 16 March 1792
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Charles James Fox ('Design for the new gallery of busts and pictures')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 17 March 1792
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'Modern hospitality, - or - a friendly party in high life'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 31 March 1792
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'Patriots amusing themselves; - or - Swedes practising at a post'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 19 April 1792
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'Spouting' (Elizabeth Bridget Fox (née Cane); Charles James Fox)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 May 1792
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'Tom Paine's nightly pest' (Charles James Fox; Thomas Paine; Joseph Priestley)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 December 1792
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'The dagger scene; - or - the plot discover'd'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 December 1792
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Charles James Fox ('The slough of despond')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 January 1793
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'Sans-culottes, feeding Europe with the bread of liberty'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 January 1793
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 February 1793
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Charles James Fox ('A democrat; - or - reason and philosophy')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1793
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'Dumourier dining in state at St James's, on the 15th of May, 1793
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 March 1793
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 April 1793
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'Presentation of the Mahometan credentials - or - the final resource of French atheists'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 December 1793
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'Blue and buff charity; - or - the patriarch of the Greek clergy applying for relief'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 June 1793
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by and published by William Lane, published by Anthony Molteno, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 30 May 1793 (1782)
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after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1794
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Charles James Fox ('Robespierre')
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
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Charles James Fox ('Gladiator pugnans')
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 17 March 1794
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Charles James Fox ('Frontispiece')
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 17 March 1794
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 1 January 1794
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'The eruption of the mountain, - or - the horrors of the 'Bocca del Inferno'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 25 July 1794
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by Joseph Strutt, published by John Jeffryes, after Gavin Hamilton
stipple engraving, published 1 July 1794
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'Frontispiece' (Charles James Fox; William Wilberforce)
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 14 April 1795
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'The weathercock of St Stephen's' (Charles James Fox; William Wilberforce)
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 14 April 1795
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'The last scene of the managers farce'
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 8 May 1795
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'A recruit for opposition from the temple of British worthies'
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 14 April 1795
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'French invasion upon Dutch bottoms'
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 14 April 1795
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Charles James Fox ('Opposition eloquence')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 January 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 January 1795
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Charles James Fox ('French-telegraph making signals in the dark')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 26 January 1795
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'The genius of France triumphant, - or - Britannia petitioning for peace'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 2 February 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 2 March 1795
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'The prophet of Hebrews, - the prince of peace - conducting the Jews to the promis'd-land'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 March 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 May 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 4 June 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 November 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 November 1795
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'The Republican rattle-snake fascinating the Bedford-squirrel'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 November 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 November 1795
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'Retribution; - tarring and feathering; - or - the patriots revenge'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 November 1795
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'The Crown and Anchor libel, burnt by the public hangman'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 November 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, soft-ground etching and engraving, published 30 April 1795
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'Promis'd horrors of the French invasion, - or - forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 October 1796
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