The Drowsy Pointsman Size:Large: 7 x 5in consort of King George V

consort of King George V

driven by E Weaver

On the right Lord John Russell attacks him

Portrait of the painter Léon Bakst (1866-1924)

The Drowsy Pointsman Size:Large: 7 x 5in consort of King George V'The Drowsy Pointsman', 1876. John Bull, the representative of the British people, prods a dozing Disraeli, now the Earl of Beaconsfield. This cartoon highlights two very topical stories. First, Disraeli is shown as the signalman on the railways. Collisions were all too common in the 1870s and Punch often featured cartoons about the perils of railway travel to emphasise its dissatisfaction with the lack of real investment in new technology. Secondly,