Three blue-coat boys, wearing long blue gowns with yellow stockings, stand in the foreground holding out collecting-bowls; they look through a doorway into the house of commons whose benches recede in perspective, the speaker (addington) being in his chair. They are the prince of wales (right), the duke of york (left), and the duke of clarence (centre) whose bowl is an emblem of mrs. Jordan, see bmsat 7908, &c. They diminish in height in order of age, and are in back view with heads turned in profile. Fox is making a speech from the front opposition bench; pitt is conspicuous on the other side. Behind the government benches stands the devil, pointing at pitt. These figures are slightly sketched and on a small scale; the heads of spectators in the galleries are indicated. See bmsat 8661. 12 july 1795. Hand-coloured etching. Date: 1795. Dimensions: Height: 329 mm; Width: 259 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. Pray remember us poor childreen (BM 1868,0808.6456)
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