amusing Victorian illustration from 1889 by Edward Tennyson Reed (1860-1933) “Another Metropolitan Improvement”

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After studying at Calderon’s Art School Reed tried working as a portrait painter but when this failed he focused on illustration and cartoons. In 1889 Reed contributed to Punch magazine, becoming a permanent staff member the following year. His popular ‘Prehistoric Peeps’ series first began to appear in the Punch Almanack in 1893. From 1894-1912 he served as the magazine’s parliamentary caricaturist. Humorous amusing Victorian illustration by Edward Tennyson Reed. Originally appeared in Punch magazine in 1889

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Size: 7848px × 5327px
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License: Licensed
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