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Guy Vaux, 1782 (coloured engraving)

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Guy Vaux, 1782 (coloured engraving)
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Gillray, James (1757-1815) / English
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Medium
coloured engraving
Date
1782 AD (C18th AD)
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The Rockingham administration sneak into King George III's chamber. Charles James Fox (Foreign Secretary), is depicted as a fox, and the King as a sleeping ass wearing a dunce's hat. Lord Shelburne (Secretary for Home and Colonial Affairs) and Richmond (Master General of the Ordnance) are part of the sinister group, who carry objects alluding to Guy Fawkes - gunpowder, a dark lantern and kindling. Gillray's print satirises the changing relationship between King and government. George III is shown dozing with his hands shackled - he is oblivious of the new threat to his authority. Fox was openly opposed to the King's involvement and influence in politics.

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Photo © Historic Royal Palaces/Claire Collins / Bridgeman Images
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satirical drawing / United Kingdom / Europe / royalty / sleep / Gillray James (1757-1815) / England / artist / art / man / statesman / men / royal / master general of the ordnance / monarch / statesmen / georgian / royals / cartoons / monarchs / monarchy / british / political / sleeping / 2nd marquess of rockingham / kings / guy vaux / foxes / foreign secretary / politician / male / fox / politics / satirical / lord shelburne / charles james fox / politicians / king / secretary for home and colonial affairs / satire / george iii / charles watson-wentworth / richmond / Engraving / Mzengraving
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