Title

'A Pleasure Excursion - First-Class!', 1824. Artist: Joseph Swain

Caption

'A Pleasure Excursion - First-Class!', 1824. A mixed group of passengers enjoy the comforts of first-class railway travel. The large gentleman in the top hat claims to be a director. The working-class man, however, disbelieves this as it was well-known that excursion trains in particular were often late, usually over-crowded, and not infrequently involved in accidents. This cartoon illustrates the working-classes at leisure, their free and easy ways (note the large lady sitting on her beau's knee) in stark contrast to the modest manners of the young lady reading quietly at the left of the cartoon. From Punch, or the London Charivari, August 22, 1874.

Date

1824

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector

Reference

HRM19A90_036

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (5,1Mb) / 16,4in x 12,8in / 4907 x 3841 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation leisure female women woman people fun male man men hat train guy reading compartment clothes British railway dress passengers passenger excursion Victorian century amusement Britain enjoyment lady concept director top hat B&W first class cartoon MONOCHROME Working Class Beau 19th century black & white black and white B W working-class sideburns nineteenth century sideboards Heritage Image Partnership 1st class railway carriage social class satire engraving Joseph Swain John Tenniel;Tenniel John;Sir John Tenniel Swain Joseph engraving satire