The Drowsy Pointsman Size:Large: 7 x 5in The Coronation of Henry IV

The Coronation of Henry IV of England (Detail of a miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France by Jean Froissart)

driven by E Weaver

surmounted by a view of Clifford's Inn

bent over a plate

The Drowsy Pointsman Size:Large: 7 x 5in The Coronation of Henry IV'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,