A sleek and handsome fox with a magnificent brush and the head of fox (not caricatured) stands in profile to the left, looking at a winged caterpillar (cf. Bmsat 8676) with the head of pitt. Pitt's small sharp profile looks down at fox, saying, "poor fox". Above the latter's head is etched 'i hate pit-y'. Fox tramples on two papers: 'oppressive power' and 'bribery & corruption'. In front of him is a large bag: 'crums | of | comfort | the love of my | constituents'. From it emerges papers: 'list of the whig club'. 10 march 1797
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1797. Dimensions: Height: 225 mm; Width: 164 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. The people's favourite fox (BM 1868,0808.6605)
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