This Hog the Property of Mr. William White of Kingston, Surrey...

Anonymous, British, 18th century British

April 4, 1798

Not on view

This rare portrait of a fattened pink hog with black spots shows the animal in profile with a view of a fence and trees through the barn door at right. Engraved text below the image gives the animal's age–two and a half; size– four feet high, eight feet, nine inches long, nine feet, two inches in girth; and weight–980 pounds–suggesting that with time, it could have doubled in size. The publisher, Elizabeth Walker, continued to operate her husband's London business after his death.

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Title: This Hog the Property of Mr. William White of Kingston, Surrey...
Artist: Anonymous, British, 18th century
Publisher: Elizabeth Walker (British, active 1791–1813)
Date: April 4, 1798
Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions: Image: 6 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (17.3 × 25 cm)
Sheet: 8 9/16 × 10 1/16 in. (21.7 × 25.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Jill Spalding, 2022
Object Number: 2022.309.40
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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