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"More pigs than teats," - or - The new litter of hungry grunters, sucking John-Bull's-old-sow to death
180619th century
28.7 cm x 41.1 cm (11 5/16 in. x 16 3/16 in.)
James Gillray (London, 1757 - 1815, London) Primary
Object Type:
print
Artist Nationality:
Europe, English
Medium and Support:
Etching with hand-coloring
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Anonymous gift, 2010
Accession Number:
2010.71
In this print, John Bull, the British equivalent of Uncle Sam, is shocked to find numerous ‘piglets’ suckling his already exhausted sow. The greedy claimants are clamoring to reach a teat of the United Kingdom and are sure to suck it dry, making the nation vulnerable to ‘Boney’, slang for Napoleon.
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