The scholastic hen and her chickens, George Cruikshank, 1846

Proof of a plate from an almanac, on a sheet with 1978. U. 2847, 2849 and 2850; miss thimblebee loquitur, a schoolmistress with a large bonnet and scarf obscuring her face, instructing her young female pupils to look away from two officers approaching from left. 1846 etching. Date: 1846. Dimensions: Height: 82 mm (image); ; Height: 223 mm (plate-mark); Width: 140 mm (image); Width: 352 mm (plate-mark). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The scholastic hen and her chickens (BM 1978,U.2848)