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'Crumbs of comfort' (Charles James Fox; Edmund Burke)
8 of 103 portraits of Edmund Burke
'Crumbs of comfort' (Charles James Fox; Edmund Burke)
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, circa August 1782
9 3/4 in. x 13 5/8 in. (249 mm x 346 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12298
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- Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman. Sitter associated with 103 portraits.
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
Artistback to top
- James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist associated with 881 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
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