Gentle measures or voluntary confessions, Isaac Cruikshank, 1798

Pitt (left) in military uniform (as in bmsat 9203) scourges fox, who is stripped to the waist and tied by the wrists to two crossed pikes. Fox, very hairy and corpulent, his face distorted by an agonized yell, looks over his shoulder towards pitt, saying: "what are you about? - know nothing about the matter -. Pikes no such thing - buried under ground - pistols! - be quiet - four thousand - thirty thousand? - not half the number! don't strike so hard - corresponding society [see bmsat 9189, &c. ]? - virtuous set of gentlemen! - delegates [see bmsat 9021, &c] - false alarm - be easy - i'll tell you all - not a word of truth - carbines - bullets oh dear - oh dear, he'll tell you the rest". He refers to sheridan, who stands apprehensively on the extreme right, in profile to the left, stripped to the waist and with bound hands. Pitt, with a fierce expression, raises his scourge with knotted lashes, left hand on his hip. His uniform resembles that of the st. James's volunteers, see bmsat 9239. 1 september 1798 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1798. Dimensions: Height: 372 mm; Width: 261 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. Gentle measures or voluntary confessions (BM 1868,0808.6766)