TITLE: Fox's martyrs or The patriots in limbo CALL NUMBER: PC 2 - Fox's martyrs ... (A size) [P&P]A microfilm surrogate is provided in preference to the original, as per Divisional preservation policy (Microfilm LOT 12022, reel 1). REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-ppmsca-10748 (digital file from original print) RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY: Print shows Charles James Fox's martyrs during the American Revolution. On the right, Frederick, Lord North, hangs from a devil's pitchfork and wears a large stone labeled "American War" from his neck. In the center, Charles Fox apologizes for his actions, in the aftermath of the 1784 general election. The 1784 Parliamentary election was the first national election. The Fox-North coalition came under attack by George III and William Pitt the Younger. Pitt remained Prime Minister and those members of Parliament who continued to support Fox and North became known as "Fox's Martyrs" in reference to John Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563). This satire lays the blame for the Whig's loss on the American Revolution. MEDIUM: 1 print : etching ; 25.2 x 34.9 cm (plate) CREATED/PUBLISHED: [England : Publisher not named, March 1784] NOTES: Title from item, inscribed in ink. Whig MPs who lost election in 1784 on left. Fox in middle next to Lord North who is dragged down by American war. Asp, lower right, may represent America. Not found in British Museum Catalogue (BMC). Most images available on microfilm, "British Political and Social Cartoons, 1655-1832, not in the British Museum," produced by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1970 (Microfilm LOT 12022). Unpublished checklist provides captions for images on microfilm. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). SUBJECTS: Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806. North, Frederick,--Lord,--1732-1792. Political elections--Great Britain--1780-1790. Martyrs--British--1780-1790. FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1780-1790.Etchings 1780-1790. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID: (digital file from original print) ppmsca 10748 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.10748 CONTROL #: 2006678061
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