The First Lesson! mb-height 4995 This cartoon illustrates the working-classes

This cartoon illustrates the working-classes at leisure

if they could be stopped

Bean were among the many firms who tried to challenge Austin and Morris as mass-producers in the 1920s

Ever guardian of your most sacred rights I have opposed the Pewter-Pot-Bill

it is estimated to have been in excess of $1

The First Lesson! mb-height 4995 This cartoon illustrates the working-classes'The First Lesson!', 1859. 'Not so Bad for a Beginner!' In this cartoon, Liberty in the role of a schoolmistress helps a childish Napoleon III to write the word 'Amnesty' on the blackboard. All around are the accoutrements of the playroom, including a toy sword and a battered and broken drum. In mid August 1859, the army that had accompanied Napoleon III to Italy made a triumphal entry into Paris. In honour of the occasion, Napoleon issued an amnesty