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A new summonds from Sr. Nicholas Terrible, Captain General of the Forked Order / J.O. Sc.
[England] : Sold by the Printsellers &c. Price 6 Pence, 1724.
etching and engraving
3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (98 x 65 mm.)
Peel 0158
Notes
Watermark: unknown.
With ten lines of verse below the image about cuckoldry and Horn Fair: Ye Hornish'd Husbands who come once a Year ... And then you'll have nothing to fear, my brave Boys!.
With ten lines of verse below the image about cuckoldry and Horn Fair: Ye Hornish'd Husbands who come once a Year ... And then you'll have nothing to fear, my brave Boys!.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Satire on cuckoldry with the grimacing head of a horned satyr; verses below encouraging wronged husbands to follow Satan in order to "lead peaceable Lives". Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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