Pitt, as prospero, in his usual dress, but with flowing hair, and with a long wand in his right hand, turns to fox (right) with an imperious gesture, saying (quoting incorrectly):
""hence! - fetch us fewel, & be quick
thou wert best - shrugst thou malice?
if thou dost unwillingly what i command
i'll rack thee with old cramps -"
fox as caliban, hairy, bearded, and ragged, wearing a tricolour scarf, stands full-face; he has a thick tail resting on the ground. He shrugs with savage disgust, saying:
"i must obey! his art is of such power
it would control a setebos,
and make a vassal of him. " [tempest, i. Ii. ]
see bmsat 9276. 6 december 1798
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1798. Dimensions: Height: 258 mm; Width: 351 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. Prospero and Caliban in the enchanted island (BM 1868,0808.6797)
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