Hand-colored 1814 caricature etching: crowd of men cheering around a four-poster bed where a donkey head rests on a pillow in a frilled nightgown.

A parson put to bed with a donkey, practical joke, 1814 etching

A hand-colored etching shows a crowded bedchamber where men in period dress gesture and cheer around a four-poster bed. In the bed, a donkey's head rests on a pillow beneath a white frilled nightgown, as a practical joke unfolds.

Artist: Charles Williams
Date: 1 February [1814]
Medium: Caricatures Etchings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 1631 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1814.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

19th century satire 1810s 1814 print caricature etching crowd hand-coloured donkey period dress