Print, satirical print, William Hogarth, 1721-1800 (c.)

Copy of hudibras and the skimmington; a riotous scene in a country village where a shrewish wife and hen-pecked husband are mocked by their neighbours, cuckold's horns and a petticoat are held aloft while "rough music" is played; hudibras, accompanied by ralpho, rides into the crowd at left, to protest at what he describes as a devil's procession. Etching and engraving. Date: 1721-1800 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 116 mm (trimmed); Width: 240 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Samuel Butler. Collection: British Museum. Print, satirical print (BM Cc,2.78)