Prosperous John mb-code 1645511 This example was made during

This example was made during Bean's penultimate season

'It was like a fairytale

Left to Right Una Stubbs as Aunt Sally

Exterior view of the villa of the Earl of Mansfield

with railway stations marked and the cemeteries coloured in grey

Prosperous John mb-code 1645511 This example was made during'Prosperous John', 1872. John Bull is the representative of the British people and the people are being raided of their earnings through income tax. He also represents the national purse. The public is being overcharged for coal and by butchers. Finally, he represents the average husband whose pockets are emptied in order to maintain his wife in the latest fashion. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 27, 1872.