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Schoolmaster and pupils, c1820. Artist: George FisherSchoolmaster and pupils. Frontispiece of George Fisher The Instructor or, Young Mans Best Companion London, c.1820. Woodcut
Schoolmaster and his pupils, 18th century. Woodcut
The Education Problem, 1870. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Education Problem, 1870. Forster, the schoolboy on the left had earlier in the year introduced the governments Bill for Public Elementary Education in England and Wales
Obstructives, 1870. Artist: Joseph SwainObstructives, 1870. In the doorway of the school, a variety of Ministers and Nonconformists argue, whilst Mr Punch tells Policeman Bull that this prevents the two working-class children from entering
The Three R s; Or, Better Late Than Never, 1870. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Three R s; Or, Better Late Than Never, 1870. In February 1870 Forster introduced his Elementary Education Bill in Parliament
Nothing in The Papers?!, 1870. A schoolboy reading an article to his friend, from the Times. In the days when corporal punishment was a regular and painful feature of public school life
Big Bogey in Ireland, 1869. Artist: Joseph SwainBig Bogey in Ireland, 1869. The Cardinal forbids his little catholic children from joining their Protestant friends in the National School
Packing up for the Holidays, 1860. Palmerston is packing away all the bills left over from the recently finished session. The Reform Bill had been left on the back-burner along with other proposed
A Plaister for Pam. 1858. Like a whipped schoolboy, and rubbing his bruises, Palmerston is receiving from Mr Punch (who had been vociferous in his opposition to the Bill)
