An excrescence;-a fungus;-alias-a toad-stool upon a dung-hill., James Gillray, 1791

The head of pitt, gazing up in profile to the right, is travestied as a fungus; his long neck represents the stalk, which grows out of a crown resting on a dunghill on which are three satellite toad-stools. Clouds and landscape, slightly indicated, form a background. 20 december 1791 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1791. Dimensions: Height: 276 mm; Width: 240 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: William Pitt the Younger. Collection: British Museum. An excrescence;-a fungus;-alias-a toad-stool upon a dung-hill. (BM 1868,0808.6142)