The rival pigs,, Isaac Cruikshank, 1795

Pitt (left) and fox (right), as pigs, but each with his own head, sit on two chairs almost back to back; each looks over his shoulder at the other. Pitt, alert and complacent, his powdered hair dressed high and with his queue in a bag, says "poor piggy". Fox, swarthy and unkempt, answers: "you be damd". Below pitt: 'a guinea pig' (see bmsat 8628); below fox: 'a pig without a guinea. ' in the background are other pigs on a small scale and without human heads, some wearing powdered wigs, others without wigs. Two couples of pigs sit facing each other at small round tables: one couple in argument, the other playing cards; these are behind fox. Two bewigged pigs stand one on each side of a counter on which are coins; this is 'sinking fund' (see bmsat 7551, &c). Two others (left) approach a counter behind which stands a pig receiving guineas; behind him is a guillotine inscribed 'nob office'. 15 june 1795 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1795. Dimensions: Height: 246 mm (cropped); Width: 375 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles James Fox. Collection: British Museum. The rival pigs, (BM 1868,0808.6446)