Pacific Overtures or a Flight from St Cloud's over Water to
Napoleon presents a list of outrageous peace terms to King George III, who defiantly rejects them. Prime Minister George Grenville's new Ministry are the orchestra rehearsing in the foreground. Charles James Fox became Foreign Secretary in Grenville's Ministry after William Pitt's death in January 1806. He began peace negotiations with France after Britain had suffered crippling defeats at the hands of Napoleon's army. Gillray paints Fox as a Jacobin traitor aiding French interests
Picture No
11099636
Media ID
45541346
Size
4599px x 3546px
(8.9MB)
Credit
© Historic Royal Palaces / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
James Gillray (1757-1815)
Date
5 April 1806
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1806 Aiding Crippling Defeats Defiantly Gillray Grenvilles Interests Jacobin Negotiations Outrageous Overtures Paints Pitts Rehearsing Rejects Suffered Terms Traitor
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