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'Two Drops of Comfort', 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
'Two Drops of Comfort', 1871. A publican holds up a notice detailing the latest proposed government measures whilst one of his regulars keeps a firm grip on his beer with one hand, whilst he daintily grips his chaser with the other. The cabby's long whip rests in the crook of his arm. At this time Henry Austin Bruce was Home Secretary and this cartoon relates to his new Licensing Bill. This proposed that people should have access to a selection of respectable public houses. It also proposed that local magistrates should assume licensing responsibility as well as determining the numbers of public houses in their areas. Regulations of opening hours for both rural and urban areas were included in the Bill. This Bill met with considerable opposition from an increasingly powerful temperance movement, as well as from drinkers and breweries. From Punch, or the London Charivari, April 15, 1871.
Unique Identifier
AR927930
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3687px × 5110px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
1st Baron Aberdare
Alcohol
B&W
B/W
Beer
BILL
Black & White
Black and white
Bruce
building
BUILDINGS
CAB DRIVER
cabbie
Caricature
Cartoon
chaser
drink
DRIVE
driver
Engraving
Henry Austin
Henry Austin Bruce
Heritage Image Partnership
horse whip
John Tenniel;Tenniel
John;Sir John Tenniel
JOSEPH
Joseph Swain
Licensing Bill
Lord Aberdare
Male
Man
Men
Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
People
Print Collector1
Pub
PUBLIC HOUSE
publican
Reading
Satire
SWAIN
Tavern
TAXI DRIVER