Horrible London; or the Pandemonium of Posters

13 October 1888

Punch, p. 170.

In the accompanying poem, the demon proclaims his mission as 'the Pandemonium's Poster,' plastering lurid images of 'mural monstrosities, reeking of crime' on every available space.

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