Hold On! An Allegory of the Banks of the Nile — Mrs. Malaprop

Hold On! An Allegory of the Banks of the Nile — Mrs. Malaprop. John Tenniel, artist, and Swain, engraver. Punch (10 June 1882). Tenniel depicts a middle-aged British sailor riding the Egyptian crocodile while a French one, clearly of secondary importance, rides behind on the tail. Click on image to enlarge it.

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