The New Knight. On the left this cartoon is signed F.C.B (Francis Cowley Burnand, 1880–1906, who was knighted in 1902. He contributed comic pieces and illustrations to Punch from the 1860s onwards and was editor of the magazine from 1880 to 1906. On the right is Linley Sambourne’s signature. Punch (10 January 1880): 11. Mr. Punch comments on the persistent problem of Egyptian debt, the result of European attempts to modernize and democratize Egypt’s government and society. Click on image to enlarge it.
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