In this little vignette in the top right corner of the print, Gillray shows Thicknesse, his hands raised in admiration, standing behind his third wife, Ann Ford (1737-1824) who was a talented musician. Here, she is shown playing music on tumblers filled with different amounts of water, to an audience of pigs, one of which is moved to tears. She is accompanied by an orchestra of little devils.

Detail from: James Gillray, Lieutenant Govenor Gall-Stone, inspired by Alecto; -or- The Birth of Minerva. The British Museum

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