Bust portraits of pitt and fox are enclosed in circles, linked to form a pair of spectacles. Pitt (left) is in profile to the right, from his frame or circle hangs a bag containing money-bags and papers inscribed: 'ways & means', 'gifts', 'perqusites', 'salary's £5800'. Beneath: 'in place. The budget full'. Fox looks gloomily over his left shoulder at the spectator. From his circle hangs an empty purse. Beneath: 'out of place. The purse empty. ' march 2 1795
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1795. Dimensions: Height: 155 mm; Width: 183 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. A pair of spectacles easily seen thro' (BM 1868,0808.6417)
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