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James Gillray
1756-1815
Ahithophel in the dumps
[London] : Pubd. July 30th, 1782 by E. D'Achery [sic], St. James's Street, [1782]
etching, hand colored
image: 210 x 324 mm; sheet: 235 x 325 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.589
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes:
Printmaker from George.
A satire on the resignation of Charles James Fox.
Library's copy on closely trimmed sheet.
Summary:
Print shows Fox with a fox's head and riding on a donkey, about to go under a gallows labeled "Let desert mount" which straddles the road in a country setting.
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