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The Rival Pigs, 15 June 1795

 Item — Box: LF104/4 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/4/77

Scope and Contents

By Isaac Cruikshank. Pitt (left) and Fox (right), as pigs, but each with his own head, sit on two chairs almost back to back; each looks over his shoulder at the other. Pitt, alert and complacent, his powdered hair dressed high and with his queue in a bag, says "Poor Piggy". Fox, swarthy and unkempt, answers: "You be Damd". Below Pitt: 'A Guinea Pig'; below Fox: 'A Pig without a Guinea.' In the background are other pigs on a small scale and without human heads, some wearing powdered wigs, others without wigs. Two couples of pigs sit facing each other at small round tables: one couple in argument, the other playing cards; these are behind Fox. Two bewigged pigs stand one on each side of a counter on which are coins; this is 'Sinking Fund'. Two others (left) approach a counter behind which stands a pig receiving guineas; behind him is a guillotine inscribed 'Nob Office'. Description from the British Museum.

Dates

  • Creation: 15 June 1795

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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