The Pigs Possessed

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James Gillray

Title

The Pigs Possessed

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Published 1807

Medium

Hand-colored etching on paper

Dimensions

Image: 39 × 29 cm (15 3/8 × 11 7/16 in.); Plate: 41.5 × 30 cm (16 3/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 44.7 × 34.2 cm (17 5/8 × 13 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee

Reference Number

1928.1531

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