A fashionably dressed woman with elaborate coiffure decorated with ribbons and ostrich plumes, holds a whip in the left hand and reins in the right, as she rides on the back of a corpulent man with horns. He leans on his walking stick, the reins in his mouth, regarding the viewer with a doleful expression. Beneath the title, a quote from 1 Corinthians 7:4: "The husband hath not power over his own body - but the wife."
Alternative Title:
Scripture fulfilled
Description:
Title from item., Signed in lower left of image IM, i.e. John Hamilton Mortimer?, and Date conjectured by cataloger.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Marriage, Cuckolds, Couples, Hairstyles, and Clothing & dress
In a semi-rural setting with a cow and duck pond in foreground, and house in the background, a husband with his wig falling off, carries a vomiting infant up a hill, accompanied by his 2 other children. His wife follows behind him, enjoying the attentions of a military officer. On the right, a chaise has overturned spilling its occupants. 18 lines of verse in three columns below image
Alternative Title:
Right road to the horns
Description:
Title from item., "Price One Shilling.", and Price changed to "6 pence" in ms.
Publisher:
Published at No. 46 St. Johns Street, West Smithfield as the Act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England and British
Subject (Topic):
Cuckolds, Clothing & dress, Houses, Walking, Military officers, Couples, Fathers & children, and Accidents
