The Merry Swiss Boy The Return of the Tourist Size:Standard: 6 x 4in including spearheads in a cabinet

including spearheads in a cabinet

Two gentleman sitting on a busy Blackpool promenade in Lancashire

Terry Dyson 13th August 1965

An elegant woman in a cocktail dress poses at the back of the car

The Merry Swiss Boy The Return of the Tourist Size:Standard: 6 x 4in including spearheads in a cabinet'The Merry Swiss Boy The Return of the Tourist', 1865. On the one side, a jolly Swiss landlord sings as he counts his money. On the other, a dejected young British tourist faces a pile of unpayable bills. This cartoon is accompanied by one of Punch's little ditties entitled 'The Real Swiss Boy'. Foreign trips were very popular during the mid Victorian period and the point Mr Punch is making is that the foreigners make their fortunes out of the tourist