Charles Samuel Keene Collection (page 3)

In Propria Persona, 1875. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
In Propria Persona, (1875?). Two young medical students debate the merits of vivisection. From Punch, or the London Charivari, September 25, 1875

Tout Vient A Qui Sait Attendre, 1875. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Tout Vient A Qui Sait Attendre, 1875. Frightened passengers in the first-class compartment call to the guard, asking why the train has had to come to such a sudden halt

The Question Settled, 1874. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
The Question Settled, 1874. A Mrs Malaprop-like elderly lady, dressed in frills and lace rather unbecoming to one of her years, is taking a journey by railway

The Police and the Public, 1874. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
The Police and the Public, 1874. A labourer faces the court to make a complaint against the constable standing next to him

Necessitas Non Habet Bye-Laws!, 1874. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Necessitas Non Habet Bye-Laws!, 1874. The perils of over-indulgence and mistaking the alarm bell for one that summons servants are illustrated in this cartoon about the gentleman travelling first

A Hitch, 1874. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
A Hitch, 1874. The traffic manager receives with annoyance the station masters report. There was growing disquiet at the number of accidents that happened each year on Britains railway network

Chronology, 1869. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Chronology, 1869. Ever since the geologist, Sir Charles Lyell, had proposed in the 1830s that the world was much older than had previously been supposed

The Doctors Bill, 1869. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
The Doctors Bill, 1869. This cartoon harks back to the days when a fee was charged simply for consulting ones doctor. The Stout Cook complains that she had to wait for two hours in the doctors

Pity The Poor Prisoners?, 1868. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Pity The Poor Prisoners?, 1868. A satirical look at the state of the nations prisons in the mid-Victorian period. Here, a group of lower-class prisoners, probably enjoying, (in the view of Mr Punch)

Mrs. Frummages Birthday Dinner-Party, 1866. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Mrs. Frummages Birthday Dinner-Party, 1866. The mistress of the house catches a servant helping himself to wine. It was often recognised that servants would help themselves to the masters wine

Banting in the Yeomanry, 1865. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Banting in the Yeomanry, 1865. The Troop-Sergeant Major says It comes to this, Captain, A Mun E ther Hev a New Jacket or Knock Off One O My Meals

First Class Travelling, 1864. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
First Class Travelling, 1864. Various Evolutions Performed by Mr. M Lankie, after the Eighth Hour of the Journey from Edinburgh to London, in the Vain Endeavour to Obtain Relief for his Legs

Arms of Precision, 1878. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Arms of Precision, 1878. The setting is a Sham Fight, Aldershot.The Brigade Major is saying to the Officer of Artillery: If you Fire by the Compass due South, at a range of Two Miles

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