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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/18 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/76 |
| Title | The Ghost of St Stephen's or The Stranger at Home! |
| Date | 18 Jan 1800 |
| Description | On the right sits Charles James Fox, holding a roll of paper in his hand marked 'Perseverance' [sic]. Behind him sit Sir Francis Burdett and Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Facing him on the left is William Pitt. He has his hands raised in surprise, his hair is on end and he exclaims: "Angels and Ministers of Grace defend us!!" A scroll marked 'UNION' falls from his hand, and sitting behind him are several figures including Henry Dundas. In the background can be seen the surprised faces of the Speaker and the other MPs.
Available on CD 160. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | Woodward del : Cawse (in reversed characters, bottom left-hand corner of design)
Pubd Jan 27, 1800 by Hixon 355 Strand near Exeter-change
According to the explanation given in the magazine 'London und Paris', Pitt is the the pose adopted by Garrick in the ghost scene in Hamlet, and which would have been familiar to many through prints depicting him. Fox did not attend Parliament at all in January 1800. |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 330 x 260 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | For more depictions of Fox see D5459/1/36 etc.
For more depictions of William Pitt see D5459/1/61 etc.
See D5458/1/93/1etc for more depictions of Dundas. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 9511 |
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