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The Cobbler's Cure for a Scolding Wife

1813

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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.

This print is a reverse copy of 59.533.1514, and does not include the woman holding the candle or the background.

The Cobbler's Cure for a Scolding Wife, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching; reverse copy — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Cobbler's Cure for a Scolding Wife

Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)

Date: 1813

Medium: Hand-colored etching; reverse copy

Dimensions: Plate: 13 × 9 5/8 in. (33 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/16 in. × 11 in. (38.6 × 28 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970

Accession Number: 1970.541.17

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