The two greatest men in England / C.W. ad vivum delt. et fecit.

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Charles Williams
1796-1866
The two greatest men in England / C.W. ad vivum delt. et fecit.
hand colored etching
image: 259 x 391 mm; sheet: 277 x 409 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 1907
Published: 
[London] : Pubd April 7th 1806 by S. W Fores N° 50 Piccadilly, [1806]
Provenance: 
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Lettered: "C. W. ad Vivum delt et fecit.' and 'Pubd April 7th 1806 by S. W Fores N° 50 Piccadilly."
Library's copy partially trimmed within plate mark.

Summary: 

The vast Daniel Lambert (l.), not caricatured, sits full face in a bergere which he completely fills. His hat is on a table beside him. He looks slightly to the right., not directly at Fox who stands in profile, regarding him with an interested smile, and holding his hat behind his back. He stands in front of a small upright chair, placed for a visitor. Fox's head and features are larger than those of Lambert, his girth less, but his paunch at least equally projecting. Below the title: "Danl Lambert, who at the Age of 36 weighed above 50 Stone, 14 Pounds to the Stone - measured 3 Yards 4 Inches round the Body, and 1 Yard 1 Inch round the Leg, 5 feet 11 Inches high. - ."

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