Charles James Fox (1749-1806)
Relief
ca. 1809 (made)
ca. 1809 (made)
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Charles James Fox is shown nearly full face with short brown hair wearing a blue-black coat with a light turned over collar over a yellow waistcoat and a folded neckcloth. The curtain background and drapery below the wax are in black silk.
Fox (1749-1806) was a prominent British Whig statesman with a distinguished parliamentary career in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was the arch rival of William Pitt the younger.
Fox (1749-1806) was a prominent British Whig statesman with a distinguished parliamentary career in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was the arch rival of William Pitt the younger.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Charles James Fox (1749-1806) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Wax, English, by Samuel Percy (1750-1820), about 1809 |
| Physical description | Portrait in coloured wax. Fox is shown nearly full face with short brown hair. Wearing a blue-black coat with light turned over collar over a yellow waistcoat and a folded neckcloth. The curtain background and drapery below the wax are in black silk. In a deep gilded frame with a reeded fillet. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss E.D.R. Formilli |
| Object history | Given by Miss E.D.R. Formilli. This wax portrait belonged to the family of Miss Formilli's mother, née Morgan. |
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| Summary | Charles James Fox is shown nearly full face with short brown hair wearing a blue-black coat with a light turned over collar over a yellow waistcoat and a folded neckcloth. The curtain background and drapery below the wax are in black silk. Fox (1749-1806) was a prominent British Whig statesman with a distinguished parliamentary career in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was the arch rival of William Pitt the younger. |
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| Accession number | A.54:0-1940 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2004 |
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