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

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: 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. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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