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  2. The Plumb-pudding in danger - Wikipedia

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    Gillray's print is a satire on the overtures made by Napoleon in January 1805 for a reconciliation with Britain during the War of the Third Coalition.The short-lived Peace of Amiens, a treaty between Britain and France, had ended in 1803, and Napoleon was threatening to invade Britain with his Grande Armée based at Boulogne.

  3. Napoleonic toys - Wikipedia

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    The Czar specifically lifted the ban on caricatured political cartoons in order to make fun of Napoleon after his invasion of Russia. [8] The argument that caricatured images of Napoleon were meant as a send-up of him is supported by facts such as how the caricatured, and frequently quite unflattering, representations of Napoleon were often ...

  4. Napoleon Bunny-Part - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon Bunny-Part is a 1956 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng. [1] The shot was released on June 16, 1956, and stars Bugs Bunny . [ 2 ] In this film, Bugs Bunny 's opponent is Napoleon .

  5. James Gillray - Wikipedia

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    Gillray has been called "the father of the political cartoon", with his works satirizing George III, Napoleon, prime ministers and generals. [3] Regarded as one of the two most influential cartoonists , the other being William Hogarth , Gillray's wit and humour, knowledge of life, fertility of resource, keen sense of the ludicrous, and beauty ...

  6. Cultural depictions of Napoleon - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon is often represented in his green colonel uniform of the Chasseur à Cheval, with a large bicorne and a hand-in-waistcoat gesture. The Napoleon Bonaparte Monument in Warsaw, Poland A French Empire mantel clock representing Mars and Venus, an allegory of the wedding of Napoleon I and Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria.

  7. Napoleon complex - Wikipedia

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    An 1803 political cartoon by James Gillray depicting Napoleon as short. The Napoleon complex, also known as Napoleon syndrome and short-man syndrome, is a purported condition normally attributed to people of short stature, with overly aggressive or domineering social behavior. It implies that such behavior is to compensate for the subject's ...

  8. Napoleon - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon Bonaparte [b] (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; [1] [c] 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military officer and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.

  9. Napoleon Dynamite (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon Dynamite is a 2012 American six-episode adult animated satirical slapstick comedy television miniseries created by Jared and Jerusha Hess for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is based on the 2004 film of the same name , which both Hesses directed and co-wrote.