Presence of Mind
Constables (In Chorus): 'Hoy! Hullo! Stop! Turn Back There! Can't Come Through the Park.'
Elderly Female (In a Hurry to Catch a Train): 'P'liceman, I'm the 'Ome Secretary!!!'
Sergeant of Police (Taken Aback): 'Oh, I Beg Your Pardon, I'm Sure, Mum! All Right – drive On Cabby!' (Old Lady Saves the Train)
Charles Keene (1823-1891)
Price
£650
Signed
Inscribed 'P'liceman, i'm the 'ome sec'etary!!' and 'Oh i beg yer pardon i'm sure mum all rt drive on cabby' Inscribed with title on original label
Medium
Ink
Dimensions
4 ¼ x 7
inches
Illustrated
Punch, 18 May 1867, page 202
Exhibited
'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1837-2011', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2011-January 2012, no 35