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The Plumb-pudding in danger

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The Plumb-pudding in Danger, or State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper, is an 1805 editorial cartoon by the English artist James Gillray. The hand-colored print caricatures the British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and the newly crowned Emperor of France Napoleon, both shown in military uniform, carving up a globe of the earth into their own spheres of influence. It has been described by the National Portrait Gallery as probably Gillray's most famous print, and by the British Library as one of his most famous satires dealing with the Napoleonic Wars. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1805 1
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Hand-coloured print 1
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1. The Plumb-pudding in danger (Wikipedia)
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    The Plumb-pudding in Danger, or State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper, is an 1805 editorial cartoon by the English artist James Gillray
  • Description
    The hand-colored print caricatures the British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and the newly crowned Emperor of France Napoleon, both shown in military uniform, carving up a globe of the earth into their own spheres of influence
  • Genre reference
    The hand-colored print caricatures the British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and the newly crowned Emperor of France Napoleon, both shown in military uniform, carving up a globe of the earth into their own spheres of influence.
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