A sheet with 25 vignettes in roughly five rows, each with a humorous or satirical scene or a visual pun and each captioned with names of trades, industry, or arts. At the center of the page is a caricature of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham in his long, curl wig and a collar, holding a broom in his left hand, with the caption “The Title page and Index” below. One of many such frontispieces of the period mocking the political and educational movements bringing information and knowledge to the working classes.
- Title: Frontispiece to Useful Knowledge [graphic] / W. Newman invent.
- Publication: London: Pubd. by G.S. Tregear, Cheapside,[between 1833 and 1835]
- Manufacture: [London] : Printed by R. Redman
833.00.00.18
Acquired December 2023