The Rival Pigs, 15 June 1795
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
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Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
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