Prosperous John Flemish On the left the child

On the left the child Prince of Wales doffs his crown and feathers and asks his father for paper to make a kite

'Dog with Wild Duck'

Sir William Magnay

Friday 16th October 1959

Prosperous John Flemish On the left the child'Prosperous John', 1872. John Bull is the representative of the British people and the people are being raided of their earnings through income tax. He also represents the national purse. The public is being overcharged for coal and by butchers. Finally, he represents the average husband whose pockets are emptied in order to maintain his wife in the latest fashion. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 27, 1872.