A Democrat, -or- Reason & Philosophy, James Gillray, 1793

Fox, a ragged sansculotte with bloodstained hands and a dagger dripping blood thrust in his belt, sings "ca ira!" he capers, right hand on his hip, left hand held up; expression and attitude suggest quasi-intoxication, a blast issues from his posteriors. On his forehead is a patch of sticking-plaster. He is unshaven and his body has a subhuman hairiness. He wears the ill-fitting wig of an artisan, with a tricolour cockade. 1 march 1793 hand-coloured etching and engraving. Date: 1793. Dimensions: Height: 340 mm; Width: 242 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. A Democrat, -or- Reason & Philosophy (BM 1851,0901.647)