Engraving of a spotted pig holding a card numbered 8 in its mouth, surrounded by numbered cards on the floor, with a sign reading Toby the Sapient Pig.

Toby the Sapient Pig, Number, Cruikshank phrenology plate

An engraved caricature shows a spotted pig with a card in its mouth marked 8, standing on a floor scattered with numbered cards. A sign above reads Toby the Sapient Pig, and the caption beneath reads Number.

Artist: George Cruikshank
Date: 1827
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 3860 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1827.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

19th century satire 1820s 1827 engraving caricature pen and ink phrenology pig british print numbered card george cruikshank