A tarred and feathered countryman is paraded past crowds in the streets. Wood engraving.

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A tarred and feathered countryman is paraded past crowds in the streets. Wood engraving. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Tarring and featherng: to smear a man with tar and then cover with feathers is a punishment mainly inflicted by a mob on an unpopular or scandalous character

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1 print : wood engraving ; sheet 10.9 x 14.6 cm

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A countryman tarred and feathered

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Wellcome Collection 43325i

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