Publicly Whipped Couple

I don’t have a good cultural context for this 1876 painting of a naked couple being whipped through the streets, but I assume the public spectacle was a judicial punishment for adultery and/or fornication:

public whipping for adulterers

The artist is Jules Arsene Garnier.

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October 14th, 2022 | 1 Comment »

  1. Fr. commented on October 15th, 2022:

    A speech bubble over the young man’s head:

    “Worth it.”

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Earlier Post: Whipped, With A Fist In Her Hair
Later Post: Duct Tape, Nipple Clothespin, And A Rough OTK Spanking
A "Punished Delinquents In Tears" Movie:

Detention House 3: Spanked Inmates Made Very Sorry

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"...a heavy round wooden paddle with a hole in the middle that leaves fearsome red bruises. And then the shaking girls with beaten butts and tearful faces receive another terrible punishment..."