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JAMES GILLRAY. The Plumb-Pudding in Danger; -or-State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;-or-State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper. Artist: James Gillray (British, Chelsea 1756-1815 London). Dimensions: plate: 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (26 x 36.2 cm)
sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 7/16 in. (26.4 x 36.6 cm). Publisher: Hannah Humphrey (London). Date: February 26, 1805.
Napoleon Bonaparte, declared emperor of France in 1804, and the English statesman William Pitt sit across a dining table, each carving out a piece from a plum pudding in the shape of the world. The diminutive Napoleon, rising from his seat in order to reach the table, hungrily takes Europe while Pitt carves a large slice of ocean, illustrating the respective areas of power in the ongoing war between Britain and France.
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The Plumb-Pudding in Danger; -or-State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper
The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;-or-State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper. Artist: James Gillray (British, Chelsea 1756-1815 London). Dimensions: plate: 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (26 x 36.2 cm) sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 7/16 in. (26.4 x 36.6 cm). Publisher: Hannah Humphrey (London). Date: February 26, 1805. Napoleon Bonaparte, declared emperor of France in 1804, and the English statesman William Pitt sit across a dining table, each carving out a piece from a plum pudding in the shape of the world. The diminutive Napoleon, rising from his seat in order to reach the table, hungrily takes Europe while Pitt carves a large slice of ocean, illustrating the respective areas of power in the ongoing war between Britain and France.
Técnica/material:
Hand-colored etching
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Editor:
Hannah Humphrey (London)
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Autorizaciones:
Modelo: No - Propiedad: No
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Tamaño imagen:
4048 x 2925 px | 33.9 MB
Tamaño impresión:
34.3 x 24.8 cm | 13.5 x 9.8 in (300 dpi)