Portrait of John Smeaton (1724-1792) mb-width 1932 England players left to right

England players left to right are: Neil Webb

Speak no Evil

View of nos 3 and 4 Garden Court

Punch takes a dig at the foolishness of women who try to enter the world of scientific enquiry

Portrait of John Smeaton (1724-1792) mb-width 1932 England players left to rightHalf length portrait of John Smeaton seated at a writing table, dressed in a black coat, trousers and waistcoat, with a white shirt and neck cloth. Smeaton wears a short brown wig and is posed with his left hand in his pocket, the right hand poised over a sheet of paper and holding a brass pen. Above and to the right as viewed are a curtain and architectural column. To the left as viewed, the Eddystone lighthouse with a ship on the horizon and a black