XJF275634 The Polish Plumb Cake, c.1772 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lodge, John (fl.1782-d.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: The partition of Poland happened three times during the 18th Century, in 1772, 1793 and 1795; picture possibly refers to the debates around the first division of Poland in 1772; picture shows the last King of Poland, Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1732-98), Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747-92), Catherine II, Empress of Russia (1729-96), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744-97) and Louis XV of France (1710-74); \'Thy Kingdom Stanislus is non stake, to four such stomachs \'tis a mere plumb-cake\';); English, out of copyright.