Title

'The Good Little Vitler', 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain

Caption

'The Good Little Vitler', 1874. The little victualler is rewarded by the new Conservative Home Secretary, RA Cross. The previous Home Secretary, HA Bruce, had introduced regulations under the Licensing Act that closed down public-houses at midnight. However, the Publicans had greatly assisted the Conservatives to their majority and so the new Home Secretary proposed an amendment to the Licensing Act. From Punch, or the London Charivari,

Date

1874

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector

Reference

HRM19A90_031

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (4,7Mb) / 12,2in x 17,2in / 3655 x 5149 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings glasses people male man men hat family shopping shop shops politics pub law guy spectacles clothes British public house dress inn century reward Britain grandmother grandson concept transvestite shopkeeper legislation B&W act cartoon tavern apron MONOCHROME politician cross-dressing Conservative 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century statesman Heritage Image Partnership Conservative party home secretary Licensing Act victualler Richard Assheton Cross satire engraving Joseph Swain Bruce Cross Richard Assheton Henry Austin John Tenniel;Tenniel John;Sir John Tenniel Henry Austin Bruce Lord Aberdare 1st Baron Aberdare Swain Joseph Henry Austin Bruce engraving satire