Description
Gillray (James) The Plumb-pudding in danger: -or- State Epicures taking un Petit Souper, etching with hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 257 x 358 mm (10 x 14 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark, some toning to extremities of sheet, minor spotting, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1805
Literature:
BM Satires 10371
⁂ The most famous of all Gillray's satirical caricatures, if not the most famous of all political cartoons. Napoleon Bonaparte and William Pitt face each other across a steaming 'plum-pudding' globe, both intent on carving themselves a substantial portion of the world.
Lot 140
Gillray (James) The Plumb-pudding in danger: -or- State Epicures taking un Petit Souper, etching with hand-colouring, 1805.
Hammer Price: £8,500
Description
Gillray (James) The Plumb-pudding in danger: -or- State Epicures taking un Petit Souper, etching with hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 257 x 358 mm (10 x 14 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark, some toning to extremities of sheet, minor spotting, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1805
Literature:
BM Satires 10371
⁂ The most famous of all Gillray's satirical caricatures, if not the most famous of all political cartoons. Napoleon Bonaparte and William Pitt face each other across a steaming 'plum-pudding' globe, both intent on carving themselves a substantial portion of the world.
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