Punch,  42 (1862), [187].

The May-Day Present

Anon

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Exhibitions, Display, Aesthetics, Nationalism


    Shows Mr Bull handing Mrs Britannia a model of the International Exhibition, a gesture which she greets by saying, 'I can't think it quite so pretty as the one you gave me eleven years ago' (i.e. the Crystal Palace). Mr Bull replies, 'p'raps not, dear madam—but you should see inside!'



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