Push-pin., James Gillray, 1797

Three people sit at a round table playing push-pin. The duke of queensberry (right) leans on the table, pushing the pin. In his right hand is a double lorgnette over which he leers at his vis-à-vis, a very corpulent woman in a flowered dress who stares through spectacles at the pins. A younger woman, spinsterish and demure, watches the game with down-dropped eyes. Both wear hats. The chairs are decorated with ormolu, and on the back of queensberry's is his crest (without the coronet): a heart between wings. The floor is carpeted. 17 april 1797 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1797. Dimensions: Height: 246 mm; Width: 310 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry. Collection: British Museum. Push-pin. (BM 1851,0901.860)