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Three men carousing beneath a mulberry tree, with verses of a song comparing the life of humans to the life of a tree. Etching after I. Cruikshank, 1808.
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811Date: 1 March 1808Reference: 26292i
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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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A disabled soldier has his wooden legs stolen by four Irishmen in a bar. Colour lithograph by H.G. Banks, ca. 1899.
Banks, H. G.Date: [1899], ©1899Reference: 556713i
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"The Spree": men drinking and smoking in a tavern. Woodcut and letterpress, ca. 1800.
Date: 1800Reference: 26278i
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Rembrandt, portrayed perhaps as the prodigal son, stands with his arm round a lady (represented by his wife Saskia) by a banquet table and raises his glass. Lithograph after Rembrandt van Rijn.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Reference: 26851i
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Two episodes about three drunken medical students - Mr. Rapp, Mr. Manhug and Mr. Jones arriving back at their digs. Letterpress and wood engraving.
Reference: 15607i
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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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A man leans out of a tavern window with a glass and cap in hand, others watch from inside. Etching by J. Chérin, mid 18th century, after A. van Ostade.
Ostade, Adriaen van, 1610-1685.Reference: 26824i
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Mr. Lambkin drunk on champagne sitting in a carriage at Epsom with lots of other drunken bachelors. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Reference: 12124i
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A drunken Bacchus cavorts atop the globe, accompanied by Fortune; to his right physicians and quacks fight for legitimacy; to his left the scales held by a blindfold Justice are tipped by a lawyer's money: an allegory of the world of justice and health overturned into one of chance and greed. Coloured etching by Daniël Veelwaard I after J. Smies, 1809.
Smies, Jacob, 1764-1833.Date: 1809Reference: 17675i
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The philosophy of artificial and compulsory drinking usage in Great Britain and Ireland: containing the characteristic, and exclusively national, convivial laws of British society; with the peculiar compulsory festal customs of ninety-eight trades and occupations in the three kingdoms ... / By John Dunlop.
Dunlop, John, 1789-1868.Date: 1839
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A woman pouring wine from a jug into a goblet; representing the virtue of temperance. Etching, 16--.
Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 26634i
Part of: The foure cardinall vertues
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"Gay" liberationists.
Date: 1971
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Matters of substance : drugs - and why everyone's a user / Griffith Edwards.
Edwards, Griffith.Date: 2004
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The physiology of temperance & total abstinence : being an examination of the effects of the excessive, moderate, and occasional use of alcoholic liquors on the healthy human system / by William B. Carpenter.
Date: 1853
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Men and women smoking and drinking outside a country tavern. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after G. Tilborgh.
Tilborgh, Gillis van, the younger, 1625-approximately 1678.Reference: 26844i
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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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A soldier introducing his wife to his comrades, who are getting drunk outside their barracks. Lithograph after N.T. Charlet.
Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint, 1792-1845.Date: [between 1824 and 1827]Reference: 35364i
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Symbols of activities incompatible with safe use of alcohol: steering wheel (driving), pills (medication), a pregnant woman (pregnancy), and a hard hat (construction industry). Colour lithograph, 1996.
Bavaria (Germany). Staatsministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung, Familie, Frauen und Gesundheit.Date: 1996Reference: 654120i
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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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An old woman raises her glass to two men, one with a jug and pipe. Mezzotint by R. Purcell, late 18th century, after A. Brouwer.
Brouwer, Adriaen, 1605 or 1606-1638.Reference: 26533i
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A Dutch country tavern with a drinker being given encouragement, a group by the fire and a serving man chalking up orders. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1836, after D. Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: 1836Reference: 27008i
Part of: Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
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Three vignettes: cupids riding on a dolphin; cupids shooting at a heart-target; drunken cupids riding on a goat. Etching after J. B. Huet, 1773.
Huet, Jean-Baptiste, 1745-1811.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 2498934i
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Three drunken men carousing round a kitchen table. Etching, c. 1836, after H. K. Browne [Phiz].
Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.Date: [1836]Reference: 26895i
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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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Three men carousing beneath a mulberry tree, with verses of a song comparing the life of humans to the life of a tree. Etching after I. Cruikshank, 1808.

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

A disabled soldier has his wooden legs stolen by four Irishmen in a bar. Colour lithograph by H.G. Banks, ca. 1899.

"The Spree": men drinking and smoking in a tavern. Woodcut and letterpress, ca. 1800.

Rembrandt, portrayed perhaps as the prodigal son, stands with his arm round a lady (represented by his wife Saskia) by a banquet table and raises his glass. Lithograph after Rembrandt van Rijn.

Two episodes about three drunken medical students - Mr. Rapp, Mr. Manhug and Mr. Jones arriving back at their digs. Letterpress and wood engraving.

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

A man leans out of a tavern window with a glass and cap in hand, others watch from inside. Etching by J. Chérin, mid 18th century, after A. van Ostade.

Mr. Lambkin drunk on champagne sitting in a carriage at Epsom with lots of other drunken bachelors. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.

A woman pouring wine from a jug into a goblet; representing the virtue of temperance. Etching, 16--.

"Gay" liberationists.

Matters of substance : drugs - and why everyone's a user / Griffith Edwards.

The physiology of temperance & total abstinence : being an examination of the effects of the excessive, moderate, and occasional use of alcoholic liquors on the healthy human system / by William B. Carpenter.

Men and women smoking and drinking outside a country tavern. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after G. Tilborgh.

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.

A soldier introducing his wife to his comrades, who are getting drunk outside their barracks. Lithograph after N.T. Charlet.

Symbols of activities incompatible with safe use of alcohol: steering wheel (driving), pills (medication), a pregnant woman (pregnancy), and a hard hat (construction industry). Colour lithograph, 1996.

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.

An old woman raises her glass to two men, one with a jug and pipe. Mezzotint by R. Purcell, late 18th century, after A. Brouwer.

A Dutch country tavern with a drinker being given encouragement, a group by the fire and a serving man chalking up orders. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1836, after D. Teniers.

Three vignettes: cupids riding on a dolphin; cupids shooting at a heart-target; drunken cupids riding on a goat. Etching after J. B. Huet, 1773.

Three drunken men carousing round a kitchen table. Etching, c. 1836, after H. K. Browne [Phiz].

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.