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Doctors reduced to drinking in a seedy public house: representing the effect of the various Reform bills introduced by Sir James Graham. Wood engraving after J. Leech.
Leech, John, 1817-1864.Reference: 15640i
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A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: two nurses have lunch at a patisserie, the others have a drunken meal at the hospital. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.
Ibels, Louise Catherine, 1891-1965.Date: 1916Reference: 24113i
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King George IV having his gouty foot massaged by his mistress Marchioness of Hertford while his wife Queen Caroline listens in the doorway. Coloured etching, ca. 1820.
Reference: 11203i
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A man surrounded by a feast while professing to have no appetite, his doctor observing how yellow he and his surroundings appear; suggesting the man's jaundiced view of life. Coloured lithograph, 1835.
Date: Published as the Act directs, November 11th 1835Reference: 11200i
Part of: G.T.B.s
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An innkeeper adds water to his wine as his customer, a baker, kisses the landlady. Engraving by J. Lagniet, ca. 1663.
Lagniet, Jacques, 1600-1675.Date: [approximately 1663]Reference: 25927i
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People drinking in a gin palace; people consuming alcoholic drinks falling from a pile of barrels of liquor likened to the upas-tree. Line block (?) after G. Cruikshank, 1842.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 26293i
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An intoxicated man drinking beer; advertising Blauwe Week against alcohol. Lithograph (?), 1936, after A. van Dobbenburgh, 1935.
Dobbenburgh, Aart van, 1899-Date: [1936]Reference: 663461i
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The first verse of a poem entitled, "Rheinweinlied", surrounded by an ornamental design with a large wine glass. Etching, 1842.
Date: 1842Reference: 26291i
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A poor London street strewn with hopeless drunkards and lined with gin shops and a flourishing pawnbroker. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: publish'd according to Act of Parliamt. 1 February 1751Reference: 26961i
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African people brewing pombe beside a pile of sorghum grain. Wood engraving by J. B. Zwecker.
Reference: 25430i
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A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: patients seated at a drunken dinner table and two bedridden patients with some meagre chips. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.
Ibels, Louise Catherine, 1891-1965.Date: 1916Reference: 24110i
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A doctor telling an overweight patient (who mishears him) that he needs to cut out his apéritif not his appendix. Reproduction of a drawing by B. Thomas, 1923.
Thomas, Bert, 1883-1966.Date: 1923Reference: 15433i
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A football smashes a vodka bottle, representing the superiority of sport and health to drinking. Colour lithograph after P. Sabinin, 1988.
Sabinin, P.Date: 1990Reference: 541569i
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A French liqueur label illustrated with a beautiful maiden seated on an eagle's wing. Engraving by Portier, 19th century.
Reference: 25725i
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Local people gathered in a Scottish smithy for food and drink. Etching by W. Lizars, 18--.
Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859.Reference: 26934i
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A hand stretched out to grab a glass held in another hand, representing the desire for excessive liquor. Colour lithograph after V. Maer, 1990.
Maer, V.Date: 1990Reference: 541580i
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A patient dismayed at his doctor's advice not to drink any alcohol while recovering from a cold. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1875.
Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896.Date: 1875Reference: 13815i
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A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving by T. Cook, c. 1800, after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1 April 1800Reference: 26459i
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Three men handing out wine from a high wooden structure to a drunken hoard clutching large jugs, etc. Aquatint, c. 1822.
Date: 1822Reference: 26923i
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Two pictures: two women pounding grain and African people brewing pombe. Lithograph with tint plate.
Reference: 25431i
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John Morris : wine & brandy merchant, 5 King Street, Westminster.
Morris, John.Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]
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Joseph Richardson takes the liberty to inform his friends that he has taken the Packhorse, Turnham Green, where they may depend on being accommodated with the best of liquors &c. : n.b. an ordinary at Sundays at 2.
Richardson, Joseph.Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]
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William Cobbett is joined by six drunkards who applaud his toast of "damnation to the House of Brunswick"; representing British parliamentary reform. Etching by J. Gillray, ca. 1809.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 29 September 1809Reference: 26481i
Part of: The life of William Cobbett, - written by himself
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An old man sits with his arm round a girl and plies her with drink as his wife watches through a window. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: [1747]Reference: 26801i
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A man leans back from a table holding a pipe in one hand and a full glass in the other; a jug is on the table. Pen lithograph by E. Leroux.
Leroux, Eugène, 1807-1863.Reference: 24855i

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Doctors reduced to drinking in a seedy public house: representing the effect of the various Reform bills introduced by Sir James Graham. Wood engraving after J. Leech.

A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: two nurses have lunch at a patisserie, the others have a drunken meal at the hospital. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.

King George IV having his gouty foot massaged by his mistress Marchioness of Hertford while his wife Queen Caroline listens in the doorway. Coloured etching, ca. 1820.

A man surrounded by a feast while professing to have no appetite, his doctor observing how yellow he and his surroundings appear; suggesting the man's jaundiced view of life. Coloured lithograph, 1835.

An innkeeper adds water to his wine as his customer, a baker, kisses the landlady. Engraving by J. Lagniet, ca. 1663.

People drinking in a gin palace; people consuming alcoholic drinks falling from a pile of barrels of liquor likened to the upas-tree. Line block (?) after G. Cruikshank, 1842.

An intoxicated man drinking beer; advertising Blauwe Week against alcohol. Lithograph (?), 1936, after A. van Dobbenburgh, 1935.

The first verse of a poem entitled, "Rheinweinlied", surrounded by an ornamental design with a large wine glass. Etching, 1842.

A poor London street strewn with hopeless drunkards and lined with gin shops and a flourishing pawnbroker. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.

African people brewing pombe beside a pile of sorghum grain. Wood engraving by J. B. Zwecker.

A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: patients seated at a drunken dinner table and two bedridden patients with some meagre chips. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.

A doctor telling an overweight patient (who mishears him) that he needs to cut out his apéritif not his appendix. Reproduction of a drawing by B. Thomas, 1923.

A football smashes a vodka bottle, representing the superiority of sport and health to drinking. Colour lithograph after P. Sabinin, 1988.

A French liqueur label illustrated with a beautiful maiden seated on an eagle's wing. Engraving by Portier, 19th century.

Local people gathered in a Scottish smithy for food and drink. Etching by W. Lizars, 18--.

A hand stretched out to grab a glass held in another hand, representing the desire for excessive liquor. Colour lithograph after V. Maer, 1990.

A patient dismayed at his doctor's advice not to drink any alcohol while recovering from a cold. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1875.

A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving by T. Cook, c. 1800, after W. Hogarth.

Three men handing out wine from a high wooden structure to a drunken hoard clutching large jugs, etc. Aquatint, c. 1822.

Two pictures: two women pounding grain and African people brewing pombe. Lithograph with tint plate.

John Morris : wine & brandy merchant, 5 King Street, Westminster.

Joseph Richardson takes the liberty to inform his friends that he has taken the Packhorse, Turnham Green, where they may depend on being accommodated with the best of liquors &c. : n.b. an ordinary at Sundays at 2.

William Cobbett is joined by six drunkards who applaud his toast of "damnation to the House of Brunswick"; representing British parliamentary reform. Etching by J. Gillray, ca. 1809.

An old man sits with his arm round a girl and plies her with drink as his wife watches through a window. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.

A man leans back from a table holding a pipe in one hand and a full glass in the other; a jug is on the table. Pen lithograph by E. Leroux.