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

Publisher Hannah Humphrey British
February 26, 1805
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;–or–State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper
  • Artist: James Gillray (British, London 1756–1815 London)
  • Publisher: Hannah Humphrey (British, ca. 1745–1819)
  • Date: February 26, 1805
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • 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)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Philip van Ingen, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.121(93)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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