The Cobbler's Cure for a Scolding Wife

Thomas Rowlandson British
 Publisher Thomas Tegg British

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The cobbler leans over his wife who is tied to a chair with her wrists bound. With his awl between his teeth he pulls at the threads with which he is stitching up her mouth. Another woman holds a candle over them at right.

The Cobbler's Cure for a Scolding Wife, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching

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