A Little Man with a Great Appetite Sitti…

In this satire, Napoleon’s conquests are represented as dishes laid out on a table for his consumption.

Seated at a large round table, Napoleon ignores the bottles of &quotFrench Spirits&quot and &quotBordeaux&quot as well as various plates labeled &quotSwiss Cheese,&quot &quotTURKEY,&quot &quotDutch Herrings,&quot &quotAustrian Sour Crout,&quot &quotNaples Biscuit,&quot &quotPolish Goose,&quot &quotRegal Plumb Cake&quot and &quotSwedish Preserves.&quot Instead, he hungrily eyes a large mound of &quotEnglish Roast Beef&quot in a pool of gravy displayed on a platter on the sideboard. The roast and its gravy dressing resembles the cliffs of Dover that rise above the Channel. Like the shoreline of England, the roast is heavily guarded by war ships – comically, a small figure stands at the base of a flagpole planted firmly in the roast. Here, Napoleon’s ambition is characterized as unbounded appetite. Despite the number of dishes that clutter his table, the plate in front of him remains empty while his knife and fork are poised to cut into the roast. Dialogue text to the left of Napoleon’s head: &quotWhere shall I begin first? Shall I have a slice of Turkey–a wing of Polish goose, or what shall I take – I must own I should like to have a relish of that ROAST BEEF on the side board, but there are so many D-‘d ships sailing in the Gravy, I am afraid to attack it!&quot