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The History Page 1799 satirical cartoon by British illustrator James Gillray depicting Pitt and Napoleon, the rulers of Britain and France, carving the world up between themselves. Gillray was a merciless caricaturist of the excesses of the wealthy and powerful of his age. One of his best known themes was his cartoons of wealthy old men suffering with gout - a disease attributed to indulgence in high living with fine wines and rich food -daz- zouchmagazine/art-retros-father-of-caricature-james-gillray/#.UcsxbdgX-So
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:42:10 +0000

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