Doctor Drainbarrel Conveyed Home in order to Take His Trial for Neglect of Family Duty

Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher Thomas Tegg British

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A plump doctor is pushed down a hill in a wheelbarrow by a countryman. His wife walks beside the wheelbarrow, holding his wig, hat, and stick, and angrily threatens him with her fist, while a dog runs in front. At left in the background is an inn with villagers seated outside.

Doctor Drainbarrel Conveyed Home in order to Take His Trial for Neglect of Family Duty, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching

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