'Swearing to the cutting monster or- a scene in Bow Street' Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

'Swearing to the cutting monster or- a scene in Bow Street' NPG D13001

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey

Charles James Fox led the Whig political party and was close friend of George, Prince of Wales. Reckless in politics as at the gaming tables, Fox held office briefly as a Tory under Lord North but soon switched sides leading the opposition through a long political life. Fox supported parliamentary reform in England, independence for America and limited autonomy for Ireland. These causes reflected Whig ideals of liberty and reform. A supporter of the revolutionary cause in France, his credibility was diminished from... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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