A dish of mutton-chop's., James Gillray, 1788

Pitt, hastings, and thurlow sit at a circular dinner-table on which is the king's head in a large dish. The dish is ornamented with a crown and the words 'mal. Y. Pense'. Pitt (left) sits in profile to the right cutting off a piece of the tongue with a knife and fork. Thurlow, in his chancellor's wig and gown, faces him, using two large spoons greedily (cf. Bmsat 7166), he is taking brains from a hole in the king's forehead. Hastings, in oriental dress, sits between them gouging out an eye with a spoon and fork. Besides pitt is a sauce-boat inscribed 'sauce', beside thurlow a bottle inscribed 'vinegar'. 28 march 1788 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1788. Dimensions: Height: 200 mm; Width: 287 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: George III, King of the United Kingdom. Collection: British Museum. A dish of mutton-chop's. (BM 1868,0808.5703)