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Alcoholic Collection (#10)

"From Gin Lane to Champagne: A Spirited Journey through Alcoholic History" Step back in time with Hogarth's iconic engravings

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The Drunkards Progress, 1826 (litho)

The Drunkards Progress, 1826 (litho)
1078604 The Drunkards Progress, 1826 (litho) by Barber, John Warner (1798-1885); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Studies of Two Men, (red chalk)

Studies of Two Men, (red chalk)
659232 Studies of Two Men, (red chalk) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); 18.6x25.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Studies of Two Men. Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743). Red chalk

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Peasants Merrymaking Outside the Swan Inn in a Village Street, 1630 (oil on panel)

Peasants Merrymaking Outside the Swan Inn in a Village Street, 1630 (oil on panel)
659308 Peasants Merrymaking Outside the Swan Inn in a Village Street, 1630 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 56x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The Demon or In the Cafe, 1904 (oil on canvas)

The Demon or In the Cafe, 1904 (oil on canvas)
MNK129671 The Demon or In the Cafe, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Weiss, Wojciech Stanislaw (1875-1950); 65x95 cm; National Museum in Cracow, Poland; Polish, out of copyright

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Label for Elixir Garibaldi (colour litho)

Label for Elixir Garibaldi (colour litho)
CHT166510 Label for Elixir Garibaldi (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The Bottle, Plate V, Cold, misery and want destroy their youngest child

The Bottle, Plate V, Cold, misery and want destroy their youngest child
STC169284 The Bottle, Plate V, Cold, misery and want destroy their youngest child: they console themselves with the bottle, 1847 (engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The Bacchus Code, All Unpleasant People are Water Drinkers

The Bacchus Code, All Unpleasant People are Water Drinkers
CHT189364 The Bacchus Code, All Unpleasant People are Water Drinkers, caricature on alcoholism, Imagerie de Metz, c.1840 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The drinker, 17th century (oil on canvas)

The drinker, 17th century (oil on canvas)
AIS5371910 The drinker, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain; eIberfoto; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Slightly overcome (colour litho)

Slightly overcome (colour litho)
5995991 Slightly overcome (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Slightly overcome. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Alcoholism: fat man carrying an umbrella and bottles of beer (chromolitho)

Alcoholism: fat man carrying an umbrella and bottles of beer (chromolitho)
5995929 Alcoholism: fat man carrying an umbrella and bottles of beer (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcoholism)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Picture of a drunk, with the caption 'I can t very well explain'(colour litho)

Picture of a drunk, with the caption "I can t very well explain"(colour litho)
6000854 Picture of a drunk, with the caption " I can t very well explain" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture of a drunk)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Drinkers, 1922 (oil on canvas)

Drinkers, 1922 (oil on canvas)
1769280 Drinkers, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Gramatte, Walter (1897-1929); 92x81.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drinkers; Trinker.); Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Progress of Inebriety (wax)

Progress of Inebriety (wax)
4074011 Progress of Inebriety (wax) by Percy, Samuel (1750-1820); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The Tired Drinker (oil on panel)

The Tired Drinker (oil on panel)
3736712 The Tired Drinker (oil on panel) by Brekelenkam, Quiringh Gerritsz. van (c.1620-68); 35x30 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Tax Stamps, 1878 (engraving)

Tax Stamps, 1878 (engraving)
1079151 Tax Stamps, 1878 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Beer Tax Stamps, uncut sheet, one sixth of a barrel (16 2/3)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The effects of alcohol abuse (colour litho)

The effects of alcohol abuse (colour litho)
3097105 The effects of alcohol abuse (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The effects of alcohol abuse)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Pierrot, Columbine and Punchinello; Pierrot, Colombine et Polichinelle, (oil on canvas)

Pierrot, Columbine and Punchinello; Pierrot, Colombine et Polichinelle, (oil on canvas)
827002 Pierrot, Columbine and Punchinello; Pierrot, Colombine et Polichinelle, (oil on canvas) by Vollon, Alexis (1865-1945); 240x209.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Messrs Gilbeys Counting House, The Pantheon, Oxford Street, London (b / w photo)

Messrs Gilbeys Counting House, The Pantheon, Oxford Street, London (b / w photo)
3642058 Messrs Gilbeys Counting House, The Pantheon, Oxford Street, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs Gilbeys Counting House)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Selections from Seymour: No. 2, Why Sarah your drunk! I m quite ashamed o you

Selections from Seymour: No. 2, Why Sarah your drunk! I m quite ashamed o you
2958385 Selections from Seymour: No. 2, Why Sarah your drunk! I m quite ashamed o you. Vell vots the odds, as long as you r happy, pub c

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The drunkards progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness, & ruin

The drunkards progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness, & ruin
696040 The drunkards progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness, & ruin, 1826 (litho) by Barber, John Warner (1798-1885); 46x29 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: A Bacchanal with a Wine-Press, c. 1475 (engraving)

A Bacchanal with a Wine-Press, c. 1475 (engraving)
659468 A Bacchanal with a Wine-Press, c. 1475 (engraving) by Mantegna, Andrea (1431-1506); 29.9x43.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bacchanal with a Wine-Press. Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Young Lovers, (oil on canvas)

Young Lovers, (oil on canvas)
659344 Young Lovers, (oil on canvas) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); 63.5x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Lovers. School of Fragonard. Oil on canvas)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Two Drinkers, c. 1857-69 (w / c, pen & black ink and gouache on paper)

Two Drinkers, c. 1857-69 (w / c, pen & black ink and gouache on paper)
CH378209 Two Drinkers, c.1857-69 (w/c, pen & black ink and gouache on paper) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 18.4x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Enlistment of Sickles Brigade, c. 1880-90 (etching)

Enlistment of Sickles Brigade, c. 1880-90 (etching)
497523 Enlistment of Sickles Brigade, c.1880-90 (etching) by Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912); 26.1x34.8 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Poster advertising Terminus absinthe, starring Sarah Bernhardt as

Poster advertising Terminus absinthe, starring Sarah Bernhardt as
CHT307421 Poster advertising Terminus absinthe, starring Sarah Bernhardt as Absinthe and Constant Coquelin as Molieres Sgnanarelle, 1892 (poster) by Tamagno

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The Times, pub. by H. R. Robertson, New York, 1837 (colour litho)

The Times, pub. by H. R. Robertson, New York, 1837 (colour litho)
MNY90553 The Times, pub. by H.R. Robertson, New York, 1837 (colour litho) by Clay, Edward Williams (1799-1857) (after); 45.9x28.1 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: July 4th 1837)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Gathering coconuts for the preparation of Toddy in India (colour engraving)

Gathering coconuts for the preparation of Toddy in India (colour engraving)
CHT221570 Gathering coconuts for the preparation of Toddy in India (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Portrait of Charles Spencer Chaplin, Sr (b / w photo)

Portrait of Charles Spencer Chaplin, Sr (b / w photo)
XJF277693 Portrait of Charles Spencer Chaplin, Sr (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Spencer Chaplin (d.1931)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Meissen figure of the Welsh Tailor, late 19th / 20th century (porcelain)

Meissen figure of the Welsh Tailor, late 19th / 20th century (porcelain)
2630280 Meissen figure of the Welsh Tailor, late 19th / 20th century (porcelain) by KAandler, Johann Joachim (1706-75) (after); height: 24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Mrs Hurst breaks up a saloon, from the Police Gazette, 1898 (engraving)

Mrs Hurst breaks up a saloon, from the Police Gazette, 1898 (engraving)
PNP252350 Mrs Hurst breaks up a saloon, from the Police Gazette, 1898 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: The Bottle, Plate II, He is discharged from his employment for drunkenness

The Bottle, Plate II, He is discharged from his employment for drunkenness
STC169281 The Bottle, Plate II, He is discharged from his employment for drunkenness: they pawn their clothes to supply the bottle, 1847 (engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Man and Woman drinking eau de vie, (pastel on paper)

Man and Woman drinking eau de vie, (pastel on paper)
989725 Man and Woman drinking eau de vie, (pastel on paper) by Lhermitte, Leon Augustin (1844-1925); 38.3x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and Woman drinking eau de vie)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Death of the Entente Cordiale, 1870 (wood engraving)

Death of the Entente Cordiale, 1870 (wood engraving)
1078620 Death of the Entente Cordiale, 1870 (wood engraving) by Wevill, George & Hammar, George (fl.1870); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: A singular struggle (chromolitho)

A singular struggle (chromolitho)
961342 A singular struggle (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A singular struggle. Eau des Carmes, Boyer, 14 Rue de l Abbaye, Paris)

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Italian Peasants with Wine Flasks, 1909. Creator: Ernst Barlach

Italian Peasants with Wine Flasks, 1909. Creator: Ernst Barlach
Italian Peasants with Wine Flasks, 1909

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Raùl, the gluttonous

Raùl, the gluttonous
Fabi Art

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: job runner

job runner
Gilbert Claes

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Life Long Barmaid Retires, Middlesbrough, 1973

Life Long Barmaid Retires, Middlesbrough, 1973

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Barmaid, Pub, Middlesbrough, 1976, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant

Barmaid, Pub, Middlesbrough, 1976, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Soldiers carrying beer in Belgium during the Christmas festive period

Soldiers carrying beer in Belgium during the Christmas festive period. December 30th 1944

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Poster advertising Cyprus Sherry & Wines. 1982

Poster advertising Cyprus Sherry & Wines. 1982

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Chianti Classic, Red Wine, Selected by Tesco, 31st December 1997

Chianti Classic, Red Wine, Selected by Tesco, 31st December 1997

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Texaco Cup First Round Group 2 match at Kenilworth Road

Texaco Cup First Round Group 2 match at Kenilworth Road. Exhuberant drinking alcohol on the terraces as they enjoy the match whilst a polieman comes along to check. Luton Town 1 v Southampton 1

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Manchester United footballer George Best talking to his girlfriend Eva Haraldsted holding

Manchester United footballer George Best talking to his girlfriend Eva Haraldsted holding a glass of wine at a social event 24th August 1969

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: England manager Bobby Robson holds a glass of champagne in one hand looks forward to

England manager Bobby Robson holds a glass of champagne in one hand looks forward to the World Cup in Mexico following his teams qualification. 17th October 1985

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Humphrey the drunk newt December 1975 out cold on his back after a session on the gin

Humphrey the drunk newt December 1975 out cold on his back after a session on the gin and tonic

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Arthur Holden 44 who came last in a cider drinking competition in Portishead Somerset

Arthur Holden 44 who came last in a cider drinking competition in Portishead Somerset Scruffy dishevelled man holding comb and smoking Bad hair day November 1967

Background imageAlcoholic Collection: Food and Drink Bottle of Italian Red Wine from Umbria with Grapes and Glass

Food and Drink Bottle of Italian Red Wine from Umbria with Grapes and Glass




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"From Gin Lane to Champagne: A Spirited Journey through Alcoholic History" Step back in time with Hogarth's iconic engravings, as we explore the fascinating world of alcohol. In "Gin Lane, " a cautionary tale unfolds, depicting the dark side of excessive drinking. The streets are filled with despair and ruin, a stark contrast to the lively and prosperous Beer Street. Raise your glasses high as we toast to celebration and luxury with Mumms Champagne. This effervescent elixir has graced countless joyous occasions throughout history, adding sparkle to our lives. Hogarth's "Beer Street" transports us to a bustling community where beer flows freely. It symbolizes camaraderie and conviviality, reminding us that responsible consumption can bring people together in harmony. Indulge your senses with Sandeman Port, an exquisite fortified wine that has stood the test of time. Its rich flavors transport you to sun-soaked vineyards along Portugal's Douro River. The allure of champagne is captured beautifully in vintage posters that entice us into a world of elegance and sophistication. These vibrant advertisements beckon us to indulge in life's pleasures. Buchanans Whisky takes center stage next, inviting connoisseurs on a journey through Scotland's rugged landscapes. Savor each sip as you discover the complex flavors crafted by generations of skilled distillers. For those seeking something unique, Suze Alcoholic Drinks offer a tantalizing blend of botanicals that awaken the palate. Explore their range of innovative concoctions for an unforgettable taste experience. In 1887, the Temperance Movement sought to curb alcohol abuse through powerful imagery like "Devils Toboggan Slide. " This thought-provoking broadsheet reminds us of society's struggle against excesses while advocating for moderation. Travel back in time with Pernis Super Anis (a beverage made from aniseed) poster from 1923.