Punch, or the London Charivari, page 9 by Various Authors
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t of the eminent Italian, BENJAMIN LEDI. Puzzle, to find him.
No. 83. "_The Coming Sneeze._" Picture of a Lady evidently saying, "Oh dear! Is it influenza!!" THOMAS C.S. BENHAM.
No. 89. "_Handicapped; or, A Scotch Race from thiS TARTAN Point._" JOHN PETTIE, R.A.
No. 95. Large and Early Something Warrior, pointing to a bald-headed bust, and singing to a maiden, "_Get your Hair Cut!_" RALPH PEACOCK.
No. 97. "_Toe-Toe chez Ta-Ta; or, Oh, my poor Foot!_" "Must hide it before anyone else sees it." FRANK DICKSEE, R.A.
No. 102. "_Attitude's Everything; or, The Affected Lawn Tennis Player._" By FREDERIC A. BRIDGMAN, probably a Lillie Bridge man.
No. 105. "_Dumb as a Drum with a hole in it._" _Vide Sam Weller._ "JOY! JOY! (G.W.) my task is done!"
No. 107. "_Outside the Pail; or, 'Nell' the Dairing Dairymaid._" Taken in the act by R.C. CRAWFORD (give him several inches of canvas, and he'll take a NELL) as she was about to put a little water out of the stream into the fresh milk pail.
[Illustration: No. 212. "The Left-out Gauntlet." "Come as you are, indeed! Nonsense. It's most annoying! Here am I got up most expensively as a Knight in Armour, and I'm blessed if the confounded cuss of a cusstumier hasn't forgotten to send my right gauntlet!" John Pettie, R.A.]
[Illustration: No. 173. "A First Rehearsal." "The celebrated actor, Mr. Gommersal of Astley's Amphitheatre, made up and attired as the Great Napoleon, entered the Manager's room, where the author of the Equestrian Spectacular Melodrama of 'The Battle of Waterloo' was seated finishing the last Act. 'What do you think of this?' asked Mr. G., triumphantly. 'Not a bit like it,' returned the author, sharply. 'What!' exclaimed the astonished veteran, 'do you mean to say my make-up for Napoleon isn't good! Well I'm ----' 'You will be, if you appear like that,' interrupted the author decisively,"--Vide _Widdicomb's History of the Battle of Waterloo at Astley's_. W.Q. Orchardson, R.A.]
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