File:Rodney invested - or - Admiral Pig on a cruize' (George Bridges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney; Hugh Pigot; Charles James Fox) by Elizabeth d'Achery.jpg

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Author
Elizabeth d'Achery (floruit 1782)
After James Gillray  (1756–1815)  wikidata:Q520806 s:en:Author:James Gillray q:en:James Gillray
 
After James Gillray
Alternative names
James Gilray; Gillay; Gillray
Description British caricaturist and engraver
Date of birth/death 13 August 1756 Edit this at Wikidata 1 June 1815 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q520806
Description
English: Rodney invested - or - Admiral Pig on a cruize (George Bridges Rodney at his investiture in 1782 as the 1st Baron Rodney. He is shown as Britannia's defender following his victory at the Battle of the Saintes; a fallen French flag lies beneath his feet. Behind him Admiral Hugh Pigot is depicted as a pig sailing to take up his post as Rodney's replacement in the Caribbean. Pigot's political ally and gambling companion, Charles James Fox, is depicted as a fox on the shore. Pigot's ship is covered with symbols of cards and dice in reference to his gambling. The illustration was by James Gillray but published by Elizabeth d'Achery in 1782
Depicted people: George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, Hugh Pigot, Charles James Fox and Britannia
Date 4 June 1782
date QS:P571,+1782-06-04T00:00:00Z/11
Dimensions Sheet: 244 x 350 mm
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National Portrait Gallery: NPG D12322

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George Brydges Rodney depicted in 1782 at his investiture as 1st Baron Rodney

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