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James Gillray
1756-1815
Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig on a cruize
[London] : Pubd June 4th 1782 by E. D'Achery St James's Street, [1782]
etching, hand colored
image: 214 x 324 mm; sheet: 249 x 348 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.199
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes:
On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. IV.
Summary:
Print shows Admiral Rodney on the shore with Britannia and Neptune, who hand him their staffs, while the British Lion claws at the flag of France on which Rodney stands. Standing out to sea in a toy boat made of playing cards, Admiral Pigot (represented as a pig) views the scene through his spyglass.
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