3 OF 6 
' - "More pigs than teats", - or - the new litter of hungry grunters, sucking John-Bull's-old-sow to death'
3 of 6 portraits of George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford
' - "More pigs than teats", - or - the new litter of hungry grunters, sucking John-Bull's-old-sow to death'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 March 1806
9 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. (248 mm x 349 mm) paper size; 10 1/2 in. x 14 7/8 in. (268 mm x 378 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12861
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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
- Sir Robert Adair (1763-1855), Diplomat. Sitter associated with 7 portraits.
- Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765-1802), Politician and agriculturalist. Sitter associated with 44 portraits.
- Nicholas Vansittart, Baron Bexley (1766-1851), Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sitter in 13 portraits.
- Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1776-1839), Statesman and print collector. Sitter associated with 39 portraits.
- Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt (1770-1844), Parliamentary reformer. Sitter associated with 113 portraits.
- Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748-1825), Statesman. Sitter associated with 26 portraits.
- John Courtenay (1738-1816), Politician. Sitter associated with 14 portraits.
- Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752-1834), Sportsman and patron of horse-racing. Sitter associated with 64 portraits.
- Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough (1750-1818), Lord Chief Justice. Sitter in 17 portraits.
- Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750-1823), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
- William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1748-1833), Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Sitter in 12 portraits.
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
- King George IV (1762-1830), Regent 1811-19; Reigned 1820-30. Sitter associated with 182 portraits.
- William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759-1834), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 166 portraits.
- Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1826), Army officer; Politician. Sitter in 44 portraits.
- Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Politician. Sitter associated with 73 portraits.
- James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (1759-1839), Statesman; author of 'Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth'. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
- George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford (1730-1791), Rake and eccentric. Sitter associated with 6 portraits.
- John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent (1735-1823), Admiral. Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
- Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 66 portraits.
- George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), First Lord of the Admiralty. Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- George Tierney (1761-1830), Statesman. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.
- John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Radical politician and philologist. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.
- King William IV (1765-1837), Reigned 1830-7. Sitter associated with 134 portraits.
- Charles Watkin Williams Wynn (1775-1850), Politician. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Sir Henry Watkin Williams Wynn (1783-1856), Diplomat. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 5th Bt (1772-1840), Politician. Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Hon. William Windham (1750-1810), Statesman. Sitter associated with 50 portraits.
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