Judge Thumb or Patent Sticks for Family Correction
A James Gillray engraving: Judge Thumb or Patent sticks for Family Correction. Caricature of Sir Francis Buller who opined in 1782 that a husband had the right to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb
Picture No
10238981
Media ID
44894668
Size
2971px x 4111px
(2.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/Castle Howard Collection
Source
Engraving by James Gillray
Date
27th November 1782
