Punch,  12 (1847), 251.

A Dangerous Character

John Leech

Genre:

Illustration, Caricature

Relevant illustrations:

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Illustrators:

John Leech *

Subjects:

Railways, Pollution, Public Health, Politics, Government


    Depicts Charles de L W Sibthorp (a notorious opponent of railway extension) as a policeman leading a railway locomotive 'to the House' because this machine, here shown belching thick plumes of black smoke, has 'done quite mischief enough'.



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