"crying for a new toy", a january 25th 1803 satirical caricature attributed to isaac cruikshank (father of george cruikshank) which portrays napoleon's planned coronation in a rather undignified light. Dialogue in image:
old nurse: -- "well child, you shall have it, but i don't think you'll be a bit better for it, nor quieter when you've got it. "
nappy: -- "i will have it, i will, or else i'll cry -- give me the
crown!"
(potty-training chair in background; torn picture of "the world", and broken crowns and scepters litter the floor. ). Date: 25 January 1803.
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