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A new summonds from Sr. Nicholas Terrible, Captain General of the Forked Order / J.O. Sc.
etching and engraving
3 7/8 x 2 5/8 inches (98 x 65 mm.)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 0158
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[England] : Sold by the Printsellers &c. Price 6 Pence, 1724.
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Watermark: unknown.
With ten lines of verse below the image about cuckoldry and Horn Fair: Ye Hornish'd Husbands who come once a Year ... And then you'll have nothing to fear, my brave Boys!.
Summary:
Satire on cuckoldry with the grimacing head of a horned satyr; verses below encouraging wronged husbands to follow Satan in order to "lead peaceable Lives". Cf. British Museum online catalog.
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