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Reynard caught at last, or, The [fox running away with a goose in its mouth] in a pitt .
Peel 3282
Published:
[London] : Publish'd by E. Hedges, No. 92 Cornhill, March 19th 1784.
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes:
Title from item.
The word "Fox" appears in the form of a rebus.
Verses etched below the image, flanking the title: Three mourning Patriots here are in the dumps, / They play'd their cards, but lost for want of trumps, / Renoun'd alike for Eloquence and wit, / The wily F --x has tumbled in a Pitt.
Library's copy partially trimmed within plate mark.
Summary:
In an outdoor setting, Lord North and Edmund Burke look down at Charles Fox who stands knee-deep in a hole in the ground. All are in mourning clothes. Fox expresses fear of remaining in "this terrible Pitt" forever. An angry North, stamping his foot, expresses disillusionment in their coalition, while a quiet Burke decides to disassociate himself from Fox.
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