Harpyes defiling the feast [graphic]Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[7 May 1799]eng"'The Feast' is a steaming sirloin in a dish inscribed John Bull's Comfort, flanked by (left) a frothing tankard decorated with the Royal Arms and (right) a plum-pudding. The three harpies, Tierney (left), Shuckburgh, and Jekyll (right), malignantly vomit and excrete on the feast. Tierney hovers over the tankard, Shuckburgh over the beef; Jekyll, with webbed wings and barrister's wig and bands, is planted on the pudding. All do their worst to the beef, against the dish of which lies a carving-knife and fork."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.No. 3 in a series of six prints with a frontispiece entitled: New pantheon of democratic mythology.Temporary local subject terms: Roast beef -- Table settings: utensils -- Food: plum pudding -- Dishes: tankard with royal arms -- Mythology: harpies -- Reference to John Bull.