Satirical cartoon, A Visit to the Irish Pig!

Satirical cartoon, A Visit to the Irish Pig! With reflections Physical and Moral. King George III, accompanied by the Lord Chamberlain Salisbury, inspects a gigantic pig. Salisbury announces That Pig is the Tallest Fittest Properest Pig to stand before the K[ing]...'. The animal has been identified as the Enniscorthy boar, intended as a peace offering by ex-rebels to be placed in the Tower of London as a curiosity. It was said that an Irishman recognised the animal and announced, to amuse the company, that the Irish attributed its great size to its having eaten the Protestant clergymen of Enniscorthy after the battle. The King heard this and the unfortunate animal was shot

1790s 1799 Amuse Announced Announces Attributed Boar Clergymen Curiosity Dirt Eaten Enniscorthy Fittest Gigantic Heard Identified Inspects Intended Irishman Moral Muddy Rebels Recognized Reflections Salisbury Tallest Unfortunate

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