The worship of Bacchus: drunkenness in England. Engraving by Charles Mottram after George Cruikshank, 1864.

  • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
Date:
[1864] ([2000])
Reference:
541027i
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Publication/Creation

London (33 Paternoster Row) : National Temperance Publication Depôt, [1864] ([2000]) (Holdgate Bros)

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1 print : steel engraving

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Lettering

The worship of Bacchus, or, the drinking customs of society. Showing, universally, how the intoxicating liquors are used, upon every occasion in life, from the cradle to the grave. The figures outlined on the steel plate by George Cruikshank, & the engraving finished by Charles Mottram.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 541027i

Reproduction note

"The original painting the property of the National Gallery, on view in the South Kensington Museum" (Lettering on the print. The painting subsequently passed to Tate Britain

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