Revolt of the Petticoats

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Maids are assaulting two men, armed with petticoats and garments. — The revolt of the petticoats.

Artist

Name:: Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz)
Dates:: 1815-1882
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Humor, Narratives
Technique:: Etching
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The commissioner; or, De lunatico inquirendo
Author(s):: James, George Payne Rainsford
Publisher:: Dublin: William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1843
Open Library:: View record.

Description

The maids of a house, wielding petticoats and garments, are assaulting two men overcome by numbers.

Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, black & white, crowd, fight, frantic, Victorian