Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic].Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[1782?]engAdmiral Rodney is shown on the shore with Britannia and Neptune, who hand him their staffs, while the British Lion claws at the flag of France on which Rodney stands. Standing out to sea in a toy boat made of playing cards, Admiral Pigot (represented as a pig) views the scene through his spyglass. Refers to Rodney's recall and replacement by PigotTitle etched below image.Printmaker and publication information from description in the British Museum catalogue of a variant state.Probably a variant [later?] state of the plate with the imprint statement "Pubd. June 4th, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St James's Street, London." Cf. , No. 5996 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. IV.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.