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Which way Shall I turn me How shall I Decide, [1798 - 1799]

 Item — Box: LF104/5 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/5/39
Which way Shall I turn me How shall I Decide, [1798 - 1799]
Which way Shall I turn me How shall I Decide, [1798 - 1799]

Scope and Contents

Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: S. W. Fores. Fox sits on the ground, contemplating suicide. His hair rises in horror as he listens to words which dart towards him in the guise of flashes of lightning: 'Thy Country Expatriate thee'; 'Thy Crony's Impeach thee'; 'The Wigs forsake thee'; 'The Prince discards thee'; 'Thy Friends Abjure thee'; 'The People despise thee'; 'All true friends to their King and Constitution Abhor thee'. Two messages (left) are surrounded with rays: 'The Sans Culottes admire thee'; 'The Poissards Love thee'. In Fox's right hand is a dagger, under his left hand is a large bowl of 'Poison'. Beside him (left) is a gallows inscribed 'Pro Patria', from which hangs a noose. Description from the British Museum.

Dates

  • Creation: [1798 - 1799]

Conditions Governing Access

Physical item available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1.0 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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