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Wood engraving
Little Ben Holmes and some naughty children to pawn their mother's pocket-handkerchief, but are arrested by policeman Punch, who was stationed "round the corner"
Artist
John Henry Walker
(1831-1899)
SignatureL. r. within image, WALKER
Date
1849
Medium / Technique
Ink on paper mounted on paper
Relief printing
Relief printing
Dimensions21.6 x 16.6 cm
Origin
Canada
Object NumberM930.51.1.30
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of David Ross McCord
NotesPublished in Punch in Canada, Vol. 1, No. 20, October 20, 1849, p. 155
Status
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