Charles James Fox
(1749-1806), Whig statesmanMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 308 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.
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by Thomas Day
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, 1787
On display in the Room 14 miniature case at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6292
after Joseph Nollekens
terracotta bust, 1791
NPG 139
by Karl Anton Hickel
oil on canvas, 1793-1795
NPG 745
by Karl Anton Hickel
oil on canvas, 1794
NPG 743
by Unknown artist
blue, black and red crayon, with some grey wash, circa 1795-1800
NPG 1310a
by Unknown artist
black and red crayon with some pencil, circa 1795-1800
NPG 1310b
by Joseph Nollekens
marble bust, 1805
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3887
by William Lane
black crayon with red and white heightening on tinted paper, circa 1813
NPG 2076
'Madame H-n-l and The Young Cub' (Charles James Fox; Anna Heinel)
by Unknown artist
etching, circa 1766-1787
NPG D14298
after Unknown artist
line engraving, late 18th century
NPG D2363
Unknown sitter called Charles James Fox
by William Ward, or by William James Ward
mezzotint, late 18th-early 19th century
NPG D2380
'And Adam had power over all the beasts of the earth'
probably by James Gillray, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 January 1780
NPG D12288
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, 1781?
NPG D12297
by George Graham, published by W. Allen, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1782)
NPG D37773
'Vox populi' (Charles James Fox)
by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 6 April 1782
NPG D2362
by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 17 July 1782
NPG D9562
Charles James Fox ('Vox populi')
by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 6 April 1782
NPG D9742
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 14 August 1782
NPG D12296
'Crumbs of comfort' (Charles James Fox; Edmund Burke)
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, circa August 1782
NPG D12298
'Dame rat, and her poor little ones'
by James Gillray, published by J. Browning
hand-coloured etching, published 26 March 1782
NPG D12301
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