Fox, with the legs and brush of a fox, and with horns like those of a cow, tipped to prevent mischief, projecting through the crown of his hat, stands on an e. O. Table, which is placed on the summit of the globe (over the north pole). Above, in the upper right corner of the design is a bust portrait of shelburne, within a circle which represents the sun and is sending out rays. He smiles cynically, looking down at fox. Fox stands full-face, his head slightly turned upwards and to the right towards shelburne, saying,
"to thee i call,
but with no friendly voice, & add thy name,
sh ne! to tell thee how i hate thy beams,
that bring to my remembrance from what state
i fell: &c. &c. &c. . "
his waistcoat pockets are turned inside out to show that he is penniless, and the e. O. Table, see bmsat 5928, &c, indicates that gambling is the cause or it. On the globe is sketched a map showing the british isles, n. Europe, &c. Clouds rise above the globe (left) and form a background. 22 july 1782
etching. Date: 1782. Dimensions: Height: 352 mm; Width: 250 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. Gloria Mundi , or- the devil addressing the sun. (BM 1868,0808.4861)
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