A skimmington or charivari: people make noise and are violent in the street as a form of rough justice exercised by women against men; on the right Hudibras enters on horseback, and is hit in the eye by a thrown egg. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1726.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. | Date: 1726 | Reference: 32540i
Part of: Hudibras
