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Description: The Plumb-pudding in danger, or, State epicures taking un petit souper ... Js. Gillray, inv. & fecit. SUMMARY: William Pitt, wearing a regimental uniform and hat, sitting at a table with Napoleon. They are each carving a large plum pudding on which is a map of the world. Pitt's slice is considerably larger than Napoleon's. MEDIUM: 1 print : etching, hand-colored. CREATED/PUBLISHED: London : H. Humphrey, 1805 Feby 26. According to Wright & Evans, Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray (1851, OCLC 59510372), p. 240, "The new Emperor, and his opponent the English Minister, helping themselves—one taking the land, the other the sea. On the overtures made by the new Emperor for a reconciliation with England in the January of 1805."
Title: Caricature gillray plumpudding
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Author: James Gillray
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