The 1844 front cover for ‘Punch’, by Richard Doyle (original) (raw)

Cover of “Punch”

Richard Doyle, artist

Joseph Swain, engraver

1844

Wood-engraving; paper binding

11½ x 8 ¾ inches

Details

• Punch himself, pen in hand
• Top of page
• Right side
• Parody of a classical frieze at bottom
• Bottom left
• Copies of the magazine
• Doyle and the front cover of Punch

Image scan and text by Simon Cooke

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