Three half length figures: george iii (john bull) between fox. (left) and pitt (right), both addressing him through the horns used by news-boys for crying their wares. The king, goggling with dismay, stands in profile to the right, facing pitt, who grasps in his right hand a paper inscribed 'true britton', saying, "great news arriv d from france, paris taken and more cannon, cartridge, balls, bombs & assignats, than they can find room for, also 100,000 skelletons of sans culotts, carmignoles &c &c ready dried for the surgeons!! - nb will prevent the robbing of church yards, & to be sold remarkably cheap - too - too - too - rare news for old england!!!" fox, in ragged coat and bonnet-rouge, holds under his arm a sheaf of the 'chronicle'. He tootles into the king's ear the words: "horrid bloody news just arrived from france the combin'd armies after a severe engagement were all cut into cabbage for the national convention!! ! too - too - too. " the king, who wears the windsor uniform with a broad-brimmed hat and holds a riding-whip, exclaims: "what - what - what cabbage and carmignoles frederick killd he frederick. " fox has the expression of a conspiratorial scaremonger, pitt is blandly reassuring. 12 may 1794. Hand-coloured etching. Date: 1794. Dimensions: Height: 250 mm; Width: 398 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. John Bull humbugg'd alias both-ear'd (BM 1851,0901.1371)
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