print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1896,1118.104
- Title
- Object: Poor Charley and the Income Tax gatherer.
- Description
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A companion print to BMSat 9354. Fox stands, his shoulders shrugged, fingers spread deprecatingly, looking sideways at Pitt (right), who stands in profile to the left, holding out a book to Fox. Under Pitt's left arm is a larger book; he says: "Come, Sir, give a particular account of your property! I know you have plenty of money - Kiss the book". Fox, who has a Jewish appearance, answers: "Indeed I am as poor a man as any in England. I was set upon my legs by Subscription, Heaven bless the Donors! My principal food has been Norfolk Dumplins the last five years! A few sticks at St Anne's Hill is all I possess. - Dont make me swear, I will not swear." 10 March 1799
Hand-coloured etching
- Production date
- 1799
- Dimensions
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Height: 356 millimetres
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Width: 251 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- (Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VII, 1942)
For the Income Tax see BMSat 9363, &c. For the subscription for Fox see BMSat 8331, &c.; the bounty of the Duke of Norfolk appears to be alluded to.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1896
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1896,1118.104
