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Fashionable London comes to observe Sunday lunch at the Foundling Hospital. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1872, after H.T. Green.

A father, having banished his daughter to her room, now seeks to console her. Wood engraving by J. Swain after R. Barnes.

A French supporter of the Paris Commune prefers to throw an incendiary bomb to advance equality, while a British workman prefers to smoke his pipe in the interests of liberty. Wood engraving by J. Swain, ca. 1871, after Sir J. Tenniel.

John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.

A large vehicle (Phoebus's cart), on which is an electrical generator, being pulled along by winged horses with light bulbs on their heads: electricity sweeps all before it. Wood engraving by Swain, 1881, after J. Tenniel.

Children at play in the East London Hospital for Children. Wood engraving by J. Swain after G.W. Ridley, 1872.

A woman stealing some sugar by emptying it into her pocket is discovered by a manservant of the household. Wood engraving by Swain & Co..

A couple walking down the street watched by a woman standing in a doorway with arms akimbo. Wood engraving by J. Swain after F. Walker.

A woman wearing a long dress is surrounded by small children, an old woman wearing a shawl sits in the corner. Wood engraving by Swain.

Britannia in helmet, skirts and sandals, fighting with a shrouded skeletal figure representing famine: some victims lie on the ground, others are on their knees with their arms raised. Wood engraving by Swain.

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A woman wearing a long dress is surrounded by small children, an old woman wearing a shawl sits in the corner. Wood engraving by Swain.

A couple walking down the street watched by a woman standing in a doorway with arms akimbo. Wood engraving by J. Swain after F. Walker.

A woman stealing some sugar by emptying it into her pocket is discovered by a manservant of the household. Wood engraving by Swain & Co..

Britannia in helmet, skirts and sandals, fighting with a shrouded skeletal figure representing famine: some victims lie on the ground, others are on their knees with their arms raised. Wood engraving by Swain.

Children at play in the East London Hospital for Children. Wood engraving by J. Swain after G.W. Ridley, 1872.