William Pitt, Prime Minister of England, and Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, carving up the world.
Satirized by: James Gillray (1757-1815)
Title: “The Plumb-pudding in danger, or, State epicures taking un petit souper…”
Sub-text: “‘the great Globe itself and all which it inherit’ is too small to satisfy such insatiable appetites.”
Date Published: 1805
Context: According to Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray (Wright & Evans, 1851), “The new Emperor, and his opponent the English Minister, helping themselves—one taking the land, the other the sea. On the overtures made by the new Emperor for a reconciliation with England in the January of 1805.”
Oh, that is too funny!! That hat is as big as he is!
I don't know why I'm always so surprised that there was such humor back in those days–too funny! And awesome illustration.
I like it.