File:Tameing a Shrew; or, Petruchio's Patent Family Bedstead, Gags & Thumscrews.png

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English: "Tameing a Shrew; or, Petruchio's Patent Family Bedstead, Gags & Thumscrews" - a deeply misogynist satirical caricature by "Williams", referencing Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The man's wife is forced into complete subjugation to the husband, and a sign hangs above her, quoting a line from the wedding service of the time: "Love, honour, and OBEY". See The Satirical Gaze by Cindy McCreery, page 153. From Thomas Tegg's Caricature Magazine, 1815.

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1815

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Charles Williams (died 1830)[1]

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:08, 17 March 2009	2,436 × 3,440 (15.49 MB)	Adam Cuerden	tweaks
	01:48, 17 March 2009	2,436 × 3,440 (15.67 MB)	Adam Cuerden	Sharpened, staining removed in UR
	08:36, 12 March 2009	2,436 × 3,440 (14.94 MB)	Adam Cuerden	Reverted to version as of 08:15, 12 March 2009 the more saturated is better
	08:32, 12 March 2009	2,436 × 3,440 (14.94 MB)	Adam Cuerden	I don't seem to have saved it first.
	08:15, 12 March 2009	2,436 × 3,440 (14.94 MB)	Adam Cuerden	A little more blue in the mix.
	00:42, 12 March 2009	2,436 × 3,440 (14.77 MB)	Adam Cuerden	{{Information \|Description="Tameing a Shrew; or, Petruchio's Patent Family Bedstead, Gags & Thumscrews" - a satirical cartoon by "Williams" advocating marital rape. From Thomas Tegg's ''Caricature Magazine'', 1815. \|Source={{LOC\|cph.3f03804}} \|Date=1815