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| Keywords: Les plaisir du mènage by James Gillray.jpg Les plaisir du mènage sic correct French would be Les plaisirs du ménage the joys of domestic life a sarcastic 1781 caricature by James Gillray on the miseries of marriage A wife brandishes her fist at her husband in a room with plaster peeling from the walls amidst six squabbling and noisy children The husband's trousers hang from the wall instead of his hat as an indication of who wears the pants For a caricature from the same period expressing the opposite point of view see File Married-state-ca1780 jpg See source website for additional information This set of images was gathered by User Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery London website using a special tool All images in this batch have been confirmed as author died before 1939 according to the official death date listed by the NPG D12294 1781 Creator James Gillray PD-old-100 James Gillray National Portrait Gallery London Gender-role reversals or women in power 1781 cartoons 18th-century caricatures 1781 Bird cages in art Breeches in art 1781 Fireplaces in art Mob caps | ||||
