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Husbands

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  • A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.
  • A drunken man sits at home with his family who must pawn their clothes to pay for his habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Husbands bringing their ugly wives to a windmill, to be transformed into beautiful ones. Engraving, ca 1650.
  • A shopkeeper sews up his wife's mouth to stop her from nagging. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
  • Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward I's arm. Line engraving by Brown after W.M. Craig.
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    Savitri pleading with Yama for her husband's life. Chromolithograph.

    | Reference: 26220i
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    A man sits at home with his family and offers his wife a drink. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1847 | Reference: 25973i
    Part of: The bottle
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    A sick husband holds the hand of his wife. Lithograph by C. Motte after A. Maurin after H. Decaisne, 182-.

    Decaisne, Henri, 1799-1852. | Date: [182?-] | Reference: 17163i
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    Tuensang, a Christian wife and mother, explaining that she uses condoms with her HIV+ husband; an advertisement by Lifeline, NMA Kripa, Prodigal Home, and the State AIDS Office Nagaland. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.

    | Date: [1997?] | Reference: 677311i
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    A shopkeeper sews up his wife's mouth to stop her from nagging. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.

    Busby, Thomas Lord. | Date: [1826?] | Reference: 726191i
    Part of: Busby's humorous etchings.
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