MAKE A MEME View Large Image Order-cuckoldry-ca1815-French-satire.jpg La fête de l'Ordre des Cocus devant le trône de Sa Majesté Infidélité The celebration fête of the Order of Cuckoldry before the throne of her majesty Infidelity A satirical colored French print ...
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Keywords: Order-cuckoldry-ca1815-French-satire.jpg La fête de l'Ordre des Cocus devant le trône de Sa Majesté Infidélité The celebration fête of the Order of Cuckoldry before the throne of her majesty Infidelity A satirical colored French print ca 1815 that parodies knightly orders such as the English order of the Garter etc etc which traditionally held annual feasts on the day of the patron-Saint of the order This caricature makes full use of the traditional European folkloric metaphor that the husband of a sexually unfaithful wife has horns on his head In fact all the individuals shown except Infidelity herself her servant cupid and the fifth person from the right are wearing horns -- and there's a basket of extra horns to the left of the throne and the canopy above the throne is decorated with smaller horns Note the gentlemen from non-Western-European nations at the right of the picture and also the lady in the pink dress who is firmly calling her husband's attention to the horns on her own head Most of the members of the Order look none too pleased with the honor The huge scroll at bottom is a membership list; the cupid is writing on the scroll Liste de Msrs les Membres Composant la gde famille de Vénérables Cocus Cornards Cornettes et Cornillons de tous les Pais c modern French spelling is pays An approximate English translation would be List of members composing the grand family of honorable cuckolds of all nations etc with a list of synonyms and pseudo-synonyms for cuckold in the original French Caricatures of France Marriage in art Human sexuality in art 1810s fashion Adultery Non-monogamy PD-old-100
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