Both Sides of the Question Size:M: 50 x 40cm View from the water

View from the water

The first was held in 1607

A pot seller on the right leans over to take a better look at the car

Procession marking the proclamation of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne

Both Sides of the Question Size:M: 50 x 40cm View from the water'Both Sides of the Question', 1871. The tradesman has his pint pot of beer to hand. Beer was the staple tipple of manual labourers and was often not considered to be dangerous by the temperance movement in the same way that spirits were. However, the drinking habits of the lower classes was subject to a great deal of discussion and argument during the 1860s and 1870s. From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21, 1871.