Mending the Lesson John Knox 1778-1845 with a crown

with a crown

Washing can be seen hanging out to dry on the balcony

Map of London showing the destruction caused by the Great Fire

View from the River Thames with boats and crew on the water

Mending the Lesson John Knox 1778-1845 with a crownMending the Lesson, 1873. A skinny Britannia tells John Bull to beware of handing out too much charity to the needy. This relates to the serious famine blighting the lives of the inhabitants of Bengal and Behar. Bull is shown presenting the basket of food to a starving woman. Another figure is shown slumped on the ground behind her. This was paid for from the funds raised by a well supported Relief Appeal launched in England. On this occasion,