A Special Constable.''It's of no use ma'am _ large bodies are not allowed to walk about, _ so you must disperce yourself.'' Fly Leaves No 2.
[John Leech.]
London. _Published at the Punch Office [1848].
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 260 x 190mm (10¼ x 7½) Glue stains in the corners of margins.
A truncheon-carrying special constable confronts a large woman. A satire on special constables being used to disperse crowds in the aftermath of the Chartist 'Monster Rally' held in Kennington Park on April 10th 1848.
[Ref: 51639] £140.00
London. _Published at the Punch Office [1848].
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 260 x 190mm (10¼ x 7½) Glue stains in the corners of margins.
A truncheon-carrying special constable confronts a large woman. A satire on special constables being used to disperse crowds in the aftermath of the Chartist 'Monster Rally' held in Kennington Park on April 10th 1848.
[Ref: 51639] £140.00