Punch's Dream of the Dead Season
J T *
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Illustrators: | J T * |
Subjects: | Psychology, Palaeontology, Zoology, |
Shows Mr Punch and his dog Toby asleep on a couch. In the background are the subjects of Mr Punch's dream, including the notorious 'Toad in the Rock' (exhibited at the International Exhibition (1862)), a 'Gigantic Gooseberry', a 'Shower of Frogs', and 'the Salmon that was caught at Teddington' (a reference to the climbing salmon caught in that area). |
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