, Copy of items from the magazine Punch

From Punch. May. 16. 1863

Specimen page of the Academy Catalogue
after correction from the Press

No. 202. View of Burnham Breeches. J. Brown
203. Christopher Columbus breaks the Egg. T. Jones
205. Scene from Shouter's Hill, Kent
with the Christian Pallas in the distance. E. Smith
206. A nun taking the Whale. W. WIlliams
207 . Many asleep between cap and lip. H,. Walker
208. View of the Bite of Benin -
"ocean thou mighty Munster". J. Thompson
210. Sea fight. The battle of acton, between
the gallows of Caesar & Pompeii. T. Noodle
214. Music hath power to smooth the savage beast. E. Tootles
215. Reading the epithet on the Tomb
"I wish I was were Analyse". O. Gifford
216. Design for the new Garlick Club. P. Green
217. Passage of the Isralites through the Dead Sea. J. Colenso
218. Firing the Bacon on the Reeking Shropshire. A. Rasher
219. Ride in the aisle of white with yots. F. Scratchey
224. The Scottish islands of Iona and Stafford
with Holborn in distance. C. Sick
227. Sealegs in search of a wife. J. Fogey A.
228. Hill Penseroso near Milton.
Nor even let my footsteps fail
To Walk over the students' oyster pail.". A. Lallygrow
231. Marlborough, at the battle of Rammikins
signals the Duke of Saveloy to
attach martial villas and Buffers
and throwing himself on the head of
a regimen, execrates the charge
which won the day, and forced the French
to eviscerate their lions and flea. J. Ramsbottom

(There are more, but these are the best) T.G.P.

Copy of items from the magazine Punch

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

RAA/SEC/1/82

Title

Copy of items from the magazine Punch

Date

16 May 1863

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Previous reference codes

SB 68

Content Description

The items are headed "Specimen page of the Academy Catalogue after correction of the press", and consist of humorous fictional misprints of titles of works in the exhibition. The list is signed by "T. G. J." [Sir T. G. Jackson], who adds the comment "there are more, but these are the best."