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Charles James Fox

(1749-1806), Whig statesman

Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

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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.

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'Preliminaries of peace! - or - John Bull, and his little friends

'Preliminaries of peace! - or - John Bull, and his little friends "marching to Paris"'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 October 1801
NPG D12768

'Political dreamings! - Visions of peace! - Perspective horrors!', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12769

'Political dreamings! - Visions of peace! - Perspective horrors!'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 November 1801
NPG D12769

'Preparing for the grand attack, - or - a private rehearsal of

'Preparing for the grand attack, - or - a private rehearsal of "The ci-devant ministry in danger"'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 4 December 1801
NPG D12774

Charles James Fox, by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after  John Raphael Smith - NPG D48646

Charles James Fox

by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Raphael Smith
mezzotint, published 1802 (1802)
NPG D48646

'Introduction of Citizen Volpone and his suite, at Paris', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12794

'Introduction of Citizen Volpone and his suite, at Paris'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 15 November 1802
NPG D12794

'The nursery, with Britannia reposing in peace', by and published by James Gillray - NPG D12795

'The nursery, with Britannia reposing in peace'

by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 4 December 1802
NPG D12795

'A phantasmagoria; - scene - conjuring-up an armed-skeleton', by and published by James Gillray - NPG D12799

'A phantasmagoria; - scene - conjuring-up an armed-skeleton'

by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 5 January 1803
NPG D12799

'Achitophel an old jew scribe lately turned Greek', by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12263

'Achitophel an old jew scribe lately turned Greek'

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 11 July 1804
NPG D12263

'The state waggoner, and John Bull - or - the waggon too much for the donkeys!', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12829

'The state waggoner, and John Bull - or - the waggon too much for the donkeys!'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 March 1804
NPG D12829

'Britannia between death and the doctor's', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12830

'Britannia between death and the doctor's'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1804
NPG D12830

storming Heaven; - with, the gods alarmed for their everlasting-abodes', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13106

storming Heaven; - with, the gods alarmed for their everlasting-abodes'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 1 May 1804
NPG D13106

'L'assemblée nationale: - or - grand cooperation meeting at St Ann's Hill', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13107

'L'assemblée nationale: - or - grand cooperation meeting at St Ann's Hill'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 June 1804
NPG D13107

'Middlesex-election. 1804', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13108

'Middlesex-election. 1804'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 7 August 1804
NPG D13108

Charles James Fox, by Henry Bone, after  John Opie - NPG D17343

Charles James Fox

by Henry Bone, after John Opie
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, September 1805 (1804)
NPG D17343

Charles James Fox, by Henry Bone, after  John Opie - NPG D17383

Charles James Fox

by Henry Bone, after John Opie
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, July 1805 (1804)
NPG D17383

'The brewer and the thistle', by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12264

'The brewer and the thistle'

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 26 June 1805
NPG D12264

'Uncorking old-sherry', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12841

'Uncorking old-sherry'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 10 March 1805
NPG D12841

'The guardian-angel', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12842

'The guardian-angel'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 22 April 1805
NPG D12842

'The wounded lion', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12847

'The wounded lion'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 July 1805
NPG D12847

'End of the Irish farce of Catholic Emancipation', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13110

'End of the Irish farce of Catholic Emancipation'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 17 May 1805
NPG D13110

Charles James Fox, by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after  John Raphael Smith - NPG D37780

Charles James Fox

by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Raphael Smith
stipple engraving, published 13 October 1806 (1802)
NPG D37780

Charles James Fox, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  John Raphael Smith - NPG D37781

Charles James Fox

by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Raphael Smith
mezzotint, 1806 (1802)
NPG D37781

Charles James Fox, by Charles Turner, published by  Robert Cribb, after  Unknown artist - NPG D37783

Charles James Fox

by Charles Turner, published by Robert Cribb, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1 May 1806
NPG D37783

Charles James Fox, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  John Raphael Smith - NPG D46105

Charles James Fox

by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Raphael Smith
stipple engraving, circa 1806 (1802)
NPG D46105

John Bull's first Visit to his Old Friend the New Secretary (John Bull; Charles James Fox), by Charles Williams, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D47471

John Bull's first Visit to his Old Friend the New Secretary (John Bull; Charles James Fox)

by Charles Williams, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 3 March 1806
NPG D47471

Hungry Rats in an Empty Barn, by Charles Williams, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D47472

Hungry Rats in an Empty Barn

by Charles Williams, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published March 1806
NPG D47472

'Tiddy-doll, the great French-gingerbread-baker; drawing out a new batch of kings', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12857

'Tiddy-doll, the great French-gingerbread-baker; drawing out a new batch of kings'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 January 1806
NPG D12857

'The cabinetical-balance', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12859

'The cabinetical-balance'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 February 1806
NPG D12859

'Making-decent; - i.e. - Broad-Bottomites getting into the grand costume', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12860

'Making-decent; - i.e. - Broad-Bottomites getting into the grand costume'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 February 1806
NPG D12860

'A tub for the whale', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12862

'A tub for the whale'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 March 1806
NPG D12862

'The magnanimous-minister, chastising Prussian-perfidy', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12865

'The magnanimous-minister, chastising Prussian-perfidy'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1806
NPG D12865

'The bear and his leader', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12866

'The bear and his leader'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 19 May 1806
NPG D12866

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'"The friend of the people", and his petty-new-tax-gatherer, paying John Bull a visit'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 May 1806
NPG D12867

'The triumph of Quassia', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12868

'The triumph of Quassia'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 June 1806
NPG D12868

'Visiting the sick', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12871

'Visiting the sick'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 28 July 1806
NPG D12871

'Westminster conscripts under the training act', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12872

'Westminster conscripts under the training act'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 September 1806
NPG D12872

'The high-flying-candidate, (i.e. little Paul-goose,) mounting from a blanket', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12882

'The high-flying-candidate, (i.e. little Paul-goose,) mounting from a blanket'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 November 1806
NPG D12882

'Posting to the election, - a scene on the road to Brentford, Novr 1806', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13113

'Posting to the election, - a scene on the road to Brentford, Novr 1806'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1806
NPG D13113

Charles James Fox, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  John Raphael Smith - NPG D18432

Charles James Fox

by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Raphael Smith
stipple engraving, published 1806 (1802)
NPG D18432

Charles James Fox, by Ridley & Holl, published by  Vernor, Hood & Co - NPG D15510

Charles James Fox

by Ridley & Holl, published by Vernor, Hood & Co
stipple engraving, published 30 September 1806
NPG D15510

Charles James Fox, by and published by John Gillbank - NPG D19255

Charles James Fox

by and published by John Gillbank
mezzotint, published 1 October 1806
NPG D19255

'Political mathematician's, shaking the Broad Bottom'd hemispheres', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12884

'Political mathematician's, shaking the Broad Bottom'd hemispheres'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 9 January 1807
NPG D12884

'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of

'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of "All the Talents" taking their last voyage'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 July 1807
NPG D12895

Spectres Visiting John Bull, by Charles Williams, after  Elizabeth Walker - NPG D47474

Spectres Visiting John Bull

by Charles Williams, after Elizabeth Walker
hand-coloured etching, published 23 February 1808
NPG D47474

'[Frontispiece to hints to J. Nollekens, Esq RA]', by James Sayers, published by  R. Spencer - NPG D12265

'[Frontispiece to hints to J. Nollekens, Esq RA]'

by James Sayers, published by R. Spencer
soft-ground etching, published 19 July 1808
NPG D12265

'The apples and the horse-turds; - or - Buonaparte among the golden pippins', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13033

'The apples and the horse-turds; - or - Buonaparte among the golden pippins'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 February 1808
NPG D13033

'Phaeton alarm'd!', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13115

'Phaeton alarm'd!'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 22 March 1808
NPG D13115

Charles James Fox, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  John Jackson, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D37771

Charles James Fox

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 2 April 1812 (1782)
NPG D37771

Charles James Fox, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  John Jackson, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D37772

Charles James Fox

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 2 April 1812 (1782)
NPG D37772

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