Pitt and fox, much caricatured and with large heads, sit back to back. Pitt (left) sits in profile to the left on a chamber-pot ornamented with a crown, his hand held out deprecatingly. He says: "i wish from my heart these cursed field meetings were put a stop to". From his pocket protrudes the 'convention bill'. Fox (right) sits on a low chair directed to the right, his arms folded, scowling over his shoulder towards pitt. He says: "if that abominable long bill passes into a law, it will be all over with the opposition boys!" from his pocket protrudes a paper: 'copenhagen meeting'. On the back of his chair hangs a tiny bonnet-rouge, far too small for his huge head. 20 november 1795. Hand-coloured etching. Date: 1795. Dimensions: Height: 276 mm; Width: 405 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. A panic on both sides or great men in the horrors!! (BM 1868,0808.6476)
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