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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The Plumb-pudding in danger, or, State Epicures taking un Petit Souper is an 1805 editorial cartoon by the English artist James Gillray.
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The popular print depicts caricatures of the British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and the newly crowned Emperor of France Napoleon, both wearing military uniforms, carving up a terrestrial globe into spheres of influence.
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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.
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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 popular print depicts caricatures of the British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger
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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.
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