Stepping Gallery

First Lesson in the Goose Step

A small scrawny goose leading Germen troops, in a goose-stepping lesson. Heath Robinson produced a large number of drawings for the Sketch during World War I, poking fun at the German army and showing a lighter side to war. The goose in the picture is similar to a small bird which regularly appeared as a kind of personal signature in Heath Robinson drawings during the early part of his career. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch, the Bystander and other ILN titles during his lifetime. His weekly drawings featuring mind-boggling contraptions and designs were immensely popular. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

© Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library

Woman stepping out of the back of a covered van

Woman stepping out of the back of a covered van. She is the same woman with the striped tie who is shown being fitted with her policewoman's uniform (see 11007562 and 11007563), and sitting on a bed talking to a woman police sergeant (11007566). Date: circa 1930s

© Metropolitan Police Authority/Mary Evans

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Disraeli/Egg Dance

BENJAMIN DISRAELI Conservative MP and Prime Minister, stepping delicately around the county and borough issues surrounding electoral reform Date: 29 June 1867

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