Hudibras encounters the Skimmington, William Hogarth, 1726

Plate 7: 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, a cat is thrown; hudibras rides into the crowd to protest at what he describes as a devil's procession. 1726 etching and engraving. Date: 1726. Dimensions: Height: 270 mm; Width: 511 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Samuel Butler. Collection: British Museum. Hudibras encounters the Skimmington (BM Cc,2.40)