| Description | Artist's proof engraving on paper. Mr Punch, in naval ceremonial dress, jumps with a sprig of mistletoe towards a woman, wearing a dress of the day, who turns and gestures ‘no’ with a finger. The pair are standing on a tiger skin rug in an elaborate drawing room with panelling, an ornate chest of drawers and even a caricatured Punch ancestral portrait. The room is decorated for Christmas with holly, mistletoe and a ‘MERRY XMAS’ sign and Toby the dog, dressed as a page opens a bottle in the background. |