The pigs possessed, or, The broad bottom'd litter running headlong into [the] sea of perdition [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The pigs possessed, or, The broad bottom'd litter running headlong into [the] sea of perdition [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Broad bottom'd litter running headlong into [the] sea of perdition
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [18 April 1807]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 18th, 1807, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James Street
- Abstract
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"A sequel to BMSat 10540. George III, as a farmer in a smock, drives his pigs, now very plump, out of his farmyard and down a cliff into a turbulent sea. They have burst through a rotten paling; the foremost are struggling in huge waves, the last, the reluctant Sheridan, is propelled by the farmer's boot. The King says: "O you cursed ungrateful Grunters! - what, after devouring more in a twelve-month, than the good old Litter did in twelve years, you turn round to kick and bite your old Master! but if the Devil or the Pope has got possession of you all - pray get out of my Farm yard! - out with you all - no hangers behind! - you're all of a cursed bad-breed; so out with you altogether!!!" Behind him is the old sow in front of a thatched hovel, backed by trees. Among pigs who have already reached the sea is Howick, on his back on a billowing wave; beside him floats a paper: 'Repeal of the Test Act'. Behind him the head of Lord Holland looks up wistfully. Lord Grenville is carried downwards, one forefoot on a paper: 'Emancipation of the Catholic Army and Navy', while the (torn) 'Catholic Bill' floats before him. His body is covered with a distended skin of guineas, in reference to his two highly paid offices, see BMSat 10543, &c. Next, the hind-legs and vast rump of Lord Temple project from the water; beside him is a paper: 'Last Stake of the Broad Bottom Family', see BMSat 10721. Beside him is an almost submerged barrel of 'Whitbread's Entire' [see BMSat 10421], from which project the hind-legs of the drowning Whitbread. Next behind these, and about to plunge into the waves, are Lord St. Vincent, wearing a naval coat, Buckingham in spectacles and Garter ribbon, Bedford (Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland), from whose neck falls a ribbon inscribed 'Erin-Go-Bragh'. Just behind St. Vincent and Buckingham are Windham, Fitzpatrick (on his back), and Petty; next above these: the Duke of Norfolk, Erskine wearing his Chancellor's wig, Lauderdale, his body covered with tartan, and Spencer, with Moira close behind Bedford. The latest pigs to leave the ground are Ellenborough in his wig, Courtenay, Sidmouth, Derby, Carlisle, and Tierney; a little apart from the others Sheridan (cf. BMSat 10697), his body covered with Harlequin's chequered coat (cf. BMSat 9916), still has his hind-legs on the edge of the cliff. Portions of six other pigs appear in the mélée. A rosary floats on a swirling wave in the foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Text below title, in lower right: A supplement to More pigs than teats, 1806.
Mounted on leaf 42 of volume 6 of 12. - Provenance
- From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 41.2 x 30 cm, on sheet 47.7 x 34 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 6
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1807
Etchings England London 1807 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839
Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815
St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839
Windham, William, 1750-1810
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863
Fitzpatrick, Richard, 1747-1813
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Tierney, George, 1761-1830
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825
Courtenay, John, 1738-1816
Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818 - Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845 > Caricatures and cartoons
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Windham, William, 1750-1810 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fitzpatrick, Richard, 1747-1813 > Caricatures and cartoons
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826 > Caricatures and cartoons
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tierney, George, 1761-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825 > Caricatures and cartoons
Courtenay, John, 1738-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1807
England > London > 1807
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12477428
- Object ID (OID)
- 11858952