Harpyes defiling the Feast, James Gillray, 1799

See bmsat 9374, &c. 'the feast' is a steaming sirloin in a dish inscribed john bull's comfort, flanked by (left) a frothing tankard decorated with the royal arms and (right) a plum-pudding. The three harpies, tierney (left), shuckburgh, and jekyll (right), malignantly vomit and excrete on the feast. Tierney hovers over the tankard, shuckburgh over the beef; jekyll, with webbed wings and barrister's wig and bands, is planted on the pudding. All do their worst to the beef, against the dish of which lies a carving-knife and fork. 7 may 1799 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1799. Dimensions: Height: 256 mm; Width: 197 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Joseph Jekyll. Collection: British Museum. Harpyes defiling the Feast (BM 1868,0808.12516)