Nuptial-Bower-Gillray, James Gillray, 13 February 1797

The nuptial-bower;—with the evil-one, peeping at the charms of eden. From milton js. Gy. Inv. & fect. Summary: cartoon shows william pitt escorting eleanor eden to a vine-shaded bower within which are three large sacks with the british pound symbol on them, possibly representing pitt's debt. Bunches of grapes, crowns, and medallions, suspended from ribbons, hang from the bower. A devil-like creature, "the evil-one", representing charles james fox, peers around the bower from the right. Medium: 1 print: etching, hand-colored. Created/published: [london]: pubd. By h. Humphrey, 1797 feby. 13th. Also see wright & evans, historical and descriptive account of the caricatures of james gillray (1851, oclc 59510372), pp. 95–8. Date: 13 February 1797.