The Cat out of The Bag Size:M: 50 x 40cm London Circa 1971

London Circa 1971

'Cat's and Dog's Meat

showing the River Thames from Chelsea Reach to Blackwall Reach

Gray's Inn

The house is almost completely devoid of furniture apart from an overturned table and chair

The Cat out of The Bag Size:M: 50 x 40cm London Circa 1971The Cat out of The Bag, 1867. The Home Secretary Mr Gathorne Hardy, invites Mr Punch's opinion on how to deal with society's vicious elements, represented by the brutal labourer in the custody of the police. Mr Punch is ready with the remedy, and, from a bag, produces a cat o' nine tails. Mr Spencer Walpole, the Conservative Home Secretary, had resigned, and had been replaced by Mr Gathorne Hardy. One of the criticisms levelled at Walpole was that he