The Tithe Pig

1770–1827

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A young heavy-set cook shows a small pig on a platter to two older men seated in a study. A dog and a cat look at the pig and, in the background, a man in the doorway observes the scene and scratches his head.

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Title: The Tithe Pig
Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Date: 1770–1827
Medium: Pen and gray and brown ink, watercolor, over graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 9 3/16 x 10 in. (23.3 x 25.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.97.7(34)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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