Tiddy-Doll, the Great French-Gingerbread-Baker; Drawing Out a New Batch of Kings, His Man Hopping Talley, Mixing Up the Dough, January 23, 1806, Hand-colored etching, sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 1/16 in. (26 x 38.3 cm), Prints, James Gillray (British, Chelsea 1756–1815 London), Gillray’s prophetic image of Napoleon as a baker feverishly creating gingerbread monarchs expresses British anxiety over the emperor’s rapid conquest of continental Europe and his evident intent to install relatives and favorites in positions of power
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Tiddy-Doll, Great French-Gingerbread-Baker, Drawing Out, New Batch, Kings, Man Hopping Talley, Mixing Up, Dough, January 23, 1806, Hand-colored etching, sheet, 10 1/4 x 15 1/16, 26 38.3 cm, Prints, James Gillray, British, Chelsea, 1756–1815, London, Gillray, prophetic, image, Napoleon, baker feverishly, creating, gingerbread, monarchs, expresses, anxiety, emperor, rapid, conquest, continental Europe, evident intent, install relatives, favorites, positions, power
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