The Pig and his two little ones, -or-rich pickings for a noble appetite., James Gillray, 1792

The Pig and his two little ones, -or-rich pickings for a noble appetite., James Gillray, 1792

Two enormously fat courtesans sit side by side on a settee which they completely fill; between them and on the knees of both sits the duke of norfolk, a wine-glass in his left hand, in his right he holds the hand of one of the women at whom he gazes with a smile. Both women look amorously at him; they are dressed decorously and without extravagance. At the duke's feet lies his baton as hereditary earl marshal. Above the two women is etched: (left) 'the royal sovereign, was formerly to be seen by all admirers of natural curiosities at sixpence pr head, & is reported to weigh near forty-stone', (right) 'nell h--t--n, weighs rather under thirty stone; & in the absence of the great man, his place is agreeably filled by t------ w-----d, the celebrated collector on the highway. ' after the title is etched: 'vide. Strand lane; temple barr; &c. &c. &c. ' [places frequented by prostitutes]. May 1792 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1792. Dimensions: Height: 255 mm; Width: 350 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk. Collection: British Museum. Le Cochon et ses deux petits, -or-rich pickings for a noble appetite. (BM 1868,0808.6204)
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