Introduction of Citizen Volpone & his suite, at Paris-- vide, the Moniteur & Cobbetts lettres

Charles James Fox and a group of adoring Whigs present themselves to Napoleon. Fox, elegantly dressed in a green frock coat and red waistcoat, removes his hat and bows low. His wife, grotesquely large, stands at Fox's right and curtsies towards Napoleon. Her face is covered with black "beauty" patches--also used to symbolize venereal disease--and she carries a red fan decorated with a yellow crescent moon. Erskine, wearing a barrister's wig and gown, stands behind Fox. Napoleon is enthroned at the left of the sheet. He elegantly extends his hand towards his admirers and crosses his delicately shod feet on a plump pillow. Two mamelukes stand guard at either side of the throne. This sheet has been folded and torn into thirds. It was mended with what looks like scotch tape. Charles James Fox and a group of adoring Whigs present themselves to Napoleon. Fox, elegantly dressed in a green frock coat and red waistcoat, removes his hat and bows low. His wife, grotesquely large, stands at Fox's right and curtsies towards Napoleon. Her face is covered with black "beauty" patches--also used to symbolize venereal disease--and she carries a red fan decorated with a yellow crescent moon. Erskine, wearing a barrister's wig and gown, stands behind Fox. Napoleon is enthroned at the left of the sheet. He elegantly extends his hand towards his admirers and crosses his delicately shod feet on a plump pillow. Two mamelukes stand guard at either side of the throne. This sheet has been folded and torn into thirds. It was mended with what looks like scotch tape. Published by Hannah Humphrey, 1802-11-15. British Museum, BM 9892, 9892a. This sheet appears to have been published after 1802 by a different publisher, most likely as a plate in 'London und Paris.' Mary George supports this assumption in her note that a copy numbered XVIII was published in the journal. Caption: Published Novr 15th 1802 by H. Humphrey No 27 St. James's Street London Miscellaneous: "Trial of O'Connea...", "Original Jacobin Manuscript", "Revolutionary Odes by Citizen Bow-ba-dara" [Bob Adair], "Intelligence for the Morning Chronicle". Plate Mark: XVIII