Punch or May Day is an 1829 genre painting by the British artist Benjamin Robert Haydon.[1][2][3] It depicts a street scene on the May Day holiday in the Marylebone district of London during the final year of the reign of George IV at the end of the Regency era.
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| Artist | Benjamin Robert Haydon |
| Year | 1829 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, genre painting |
| Dimensions | 150.5 cm × 185.1 cm (59.3 in × 72.9 in) |
| Location | Tate Gallery, London |
The canvas is filled with multiple mini-scenes including a Punch and Judy the coach of a newly married couple and a funeral procession. In the background on the right is St Marylebone Church.[4] Today it is in the Tate Collection, having been bequeathed by George Darling in 1862.
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