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.
'Thunder, lightning and smoke'
published by William Moore, and published by W. Dickie
hand-coloured etching, published 22 April 1783
NPG D15004
'Neithe[r] war nor peace!' (Charles James Fox; Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford; Edmund Burke)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 9 March 1783
NPG D16393
'Carlo Khan's triumphal entry into Leadenhall Street'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 5 December 1783
NPG D16765
by and published by John Jones, and published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1 November 1784
NPG D37775
by and published by John Jones, and published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1 November 1784
NPG D37776
Charles James Fox ('The fall of Phaeton')
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 6 January 1784
NPG D9743
'The mirror of patriotism' (Charles James Fox; Oliver Cromwell (in mirror))
by James Sayers, published by James Bretherton
etching, published 20 January 1784
NPG D9749
Charles James Fox ('A hasty sketch of yesterday's business')
by James Sayers, published by James Bretherton
etching, published 3 March 1784
NPG D9750
Charles James Fox ('The contents of the sneezing bag analyzed')
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 27 February 1784
NPG D9751
'Cui bono publico bono' (Charles James Fox; Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford)
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 9 February 1784
NPG D9752
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 12 January 1784
NPG D12234
'General Blackbeard wounded at the battle of Leadenhall'
by John Boyne, published by Edward Hedges
etching, published 5 January 1784
NPG D12344
by Unknown artist
etching, circa February 1784
NPG D12347
by Thomas Rowlandson, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 29 April 1784
NPG D14836
'A whisper across the channel' (Charles James Fox; Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol)
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 1 August 1785
NPG D9546
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford; Charles James Fox
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 12 April 1785
NPG D9549
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 17 March 1785
NPG D12236
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 7 June 1785
NPG D12238
'Morning preparation' (Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford; Charles James Fox; Edmund Burke)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 25 February 1785
NPG D12348
'Evening consolation' (Edmund Burke; Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford; Charles James Fox)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 25 February 1785
NPG D12349
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