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More Pigs than Teats, or—the new Litter of hungry grunters, sucking John Bull's-old-sow to death,...

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HST3083657
Image title
More Pigs than Teats, or—the new Litter of hungry grunters, sucking John Bull's-old-sow to death, May 9, 1806 (hand-coloured etching)
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Artist
Gillray, James (1757-1815) / English
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Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium
hand-coloured etching
Date
1806 AD (C19th AD)
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26.7x37.8 cms
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Published by Hannah Humphrey (1779-1882). Satire on a political situation in which there were too many claimants for office than places to fill. Faces on the piglets include an array of contemporary political and aristocratic figures including Lord Temple, James Fox, Sheridan, Lord Sidmouth, Walpole and the Duke of Clarence, amongst many others.

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Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky / Bridgeman Images
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satirical drawing / farm / United Kingdom / Europe / nobility / royalty / Gillray James (1757-1815) / England / artist / art / pigsty / farm / rulers / print / aristocrats / royal / georgian era / feed / statesmen / england / power struggle / political commentary / british / suckling / sow / pig / caricature / politics / satirical / farmyard / politicians / piglets / united kingdom / english / illustration / satire / john bull / Engraving / Mzengraving
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