Portrait of Sir Henry Halford (1766-1844) Size:L: 90 x 60cm Punch takes one of the

Punch takes one of the journal's regular digs at the absurd world of ladies' fashion with a look at the spirit of competition between two young women

With Prime Minister Disraeli on the left

and the subsequent short anarchy of Communism

Tourists sit underneath their umbrellas on the top deck of an open top bus during a sightseeing tour of London in the rain

Portrait of Sir Henry Halford (1766-1844) Size:L: 90 x 60cm Punch takes one of theHalf length portrait, seated, wearing a dark coat with a GCH award star at the left breast. Inscribed: 'H. Room. J. Cochran. SIR HENRY HALFORD, BART. G,C. H. President of the Royal College of Physicians. FISHER, SON & Co. LONDON & PARIS, 1838.' With a facsimile signature. Inscribed in pencil, lower left: '1810'; lower right '1 ' Original: stipple engraving. 1838