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"More pigs than teats," - or - The new litter of hungry grunters, sucking John-Bull's-old-sow to death
"More pigs than teats," - or - The new litter of hungry grunters, sucking John-Bull's-old-sow to death

"More pigs than teats," - or - The new litter of hungry grunters, sucking John-Bull's-old-sow to death

Primary (London, England, 1757–1815)
NationalityEnglish, Europe
Date1806
MediumEtching with hand-coloring
DimensionsSheet: 11 5/16 × 16 3/16 in. (28.7 × 41.1 cm)
Additional Dimension: 9 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (24.8 × 35 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Anonymous gift, 2010.71
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2010.71
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Label Text
In this print, John Bull, the British equivalent of Uncle Sam, is shocked to find numerous ‘piglets’ suckling his already exhausted sow. The greedy claimants are clamoring to reach a teat of the United Kingdom and are sure to suck it dry, making the nation vulnerable to ‘Boney’, slang for Napoleon.
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