Suitors to the pig faced lady ; Every man to his taste

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Title: Suitors to the pig faced lady ; Every man to his taste
Creator: Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
Published / Created: March 22, 1815.
Publication Place: England
Publisher: Pubd. by T. Harrison, Great Queen St.
Abstract: Satire, a richly dressed woman with a pig's face and bags of money at her feet is shown being courted by unsuitable men including tradesmen (one of whom has a boar's head) and a stereotypical Jewish man
Description: Title from item.
Not found in British Museum Catalogue.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed to image and title resulting in partial loss of imprint.
Mounted on a modern card: 28.5 x 38 cm.
Provenance: Maggs Bros.; October 2025.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 242 x 350 mm, sheet 249 x 364 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1810-1820
Etchings Hand-colored 1810-1820
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Women
Physical characteristics
Men
Social life
Jews
Ethnic stereotypes
Courtship
Social classes
Ugliness
Swine
Subjects: Women > Physical characteristics > 1810-1820
Men > Social life > 1810-1820
Jews > 1810-1820
Ethnic stereotypes > 1810-1820
Courtship > 1810-1820
Social classes > England > 1810-1820
Ugliness > 1810-1820
Swine > 1810-1820
British > 1810-1820
Hand-colored > 1810-1820