Blowing-up the Pic-Nic's;–or–Harlequin Quixote Attacking the Puppets, vide Tottenham Street Pantomime by James Gillray

Blowing-up the Pic-Nic's;–or–Harlequin Quixote Attacking the Puppets, vide Tottenham Street Pantomime 1802

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Created in 1802, "Blowing-up the Pic-Nic's;–or–Harlequin Quixote Attacking the Puppets, vide Tottenham Street Pantomime" is a satirical etching by James Gillray, one of the leading English caricaturists of the late 18th century. The print, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, depicts a scene from a popular pantomime at the Tottenham Street Theatre in London. It satirizes the absurdities of contemporary theater, with a figure resembling Don Quixote attacking a group of puppet figures. The work is characterized by its exaggerated figures, dynamic composition, and use of humor to expose societal hypocrisy and folly.

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