The Pigs Possessed; -- or – the Broad bottomed Litter running headlong into ye Sea of Perdition
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Title
The Pigs Possessed; -- or – the Broad bottomed Litter running headlong into ye Sea of Perdition
Collection
Series of social and political caricatures by James Gillray
Political caricatures
Names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815 (Artist)
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886 (Collector)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1807-04-18
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZYRKZ (Gillray)
Genres
Caricatures
Prints
Cartoons (Commentary)
Notes
Citation/Reference: BM 10719; Pol. IV, 70
Statement Of Responsibility: published by H. Humphrey: April 18, 1807.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16513380
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 15f20830-c5ef-012f-9004-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1807-04-18
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Pigs Possessed; -- or – the Broad bottomed Litter running headlong into ye Sea of Perdition" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1807. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15f20830-c5ef-012f-9004-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1807). The Pigs Possessed; -- or – the Broad bottomed Litter running headlong into ye Sea of Perdition Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15f20830-c5ef-012f-9004-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Pigs Possessed; -- or – the Broad bottomed Litter running headlong into ye Sea of Perdition" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15f20830-c5ef-012f-9004-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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