'Pigs meat; - or - the swine flogg'd out of the farm yard'
11 of 113 portraits of Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt
'Pigs meat; - or - the swine flogg'd out of the farm yard'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 22 June 1798
13 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (353 mm x 252 mm) plate size; 14 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in. (368 mm x 266 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12654
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Artistsback to top
- James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist associated with 881 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Hannah Humphrey (active 1778-1822), Publisher and printseller. Artist associated with 717 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Sittersback to top
- Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765-1802), Politician and agriculturalist. Sitter associated with 44 portraits.
- Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt (1770-1844), Parliamentary reformer. Sitter associated with 113 portraits.
- Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752-1834), Sportsman and patron of horse-racing. Sitter associated with 64 portraits.
- Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750-1823), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
- Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Statesman. Sitter associated with 80 portraits.
- John Nicholls (1745?-1832), Politician. Sitter in 20 portraits.
- Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (1746-1815), Connoisseur and collector. Sitter associated with 55 portraits.
- William Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.
- Michael Angelo Taylor (circa 1757-1834), Politician. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
- George Tierney (1761-1830), Statesman. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.



