When you want to play hooky, let your behinds be well guarded., Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1837

Plate no 5, a number of children avoiding school are seated, leaning against a wall in a wood; a teaching brother carrying a whip is behind them. 1837 lithograph. Date: 1837. Dimensions: Height: 142 mm (image); Height: 274 mm (sheet); Width: 172 mm; Width: 362 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Quand vous voundrez faire l'école buissonière, que vos derrières soient bien gardés (BM 1855,0414.131)