Image: Judge Thumb

Description: "JUDGE THUMB. or -- Patent Sticks for Family Correction: Warranted Lawful!", a 1782 caricature by James Gillray. Judge Thumb, carrying two bundles of sticks, one on his shoulder like a Roman magistrate with the fasces, says: "Who wants a cure for a nasty Wife? Here's your nice Family Amusement for Winter Evenings! Who buys here?" Woman says: "Help! Murder, for God sake, Murder!" Man says: "Murder, hey? it's Law, you Bitch: it's not bigger than my Thumb!" Bibligraphic information at LoC site: TITLE: Judge Thumb, or - patent sticks for family correction: warranted lawful! CALL NUMBER: PC 1 - 6123 (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-114396 (b&w film copy neg.) No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY: Judge Buller walking in foreground, carrying bundles of rods; in the background, a man with a rod raised over his head is about to strike a woman who is running away from him. MEDIUM: 1 print : etching. CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London] : pubd. by H. Humphrey, 1782 Nov. 27th. CREATOR: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist. SUBJECTS: Buller, Francis, 1746-1800. Family violence--England--1780-1790.FORMAT: Cartoons British 1780-1790. Etchings British 1780-1790. DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3c14396 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c14396 CARD #: 95508959 Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Title: Judge Thumb
Credit: Edited from image http://memory.loc.gov/master/pnp/cph/3c10000/3c14000/3c14300/3c14396u.tif found on the Library of Congress website. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c14396
Author: James Gillray
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