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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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Auteur:

JAMES GILLRAY (1756-1815)

Titre:

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

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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.

Technique/matériel:

Hand-colored etching

Musée:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Éditeur:

Hannah Humphrey (London)

Crédit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Autorisations:

Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:

4048 x 2925 px | 33.9 MB

Taille d'impression:

34.3 x 24.8 cm | 13.5 x 9.8 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés:

EUROPE (CONTINENT) • JAMES GILLRAY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • REINO UNIDO