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Bavarian Beer Collection (#2)

"Bavarian Beer: A Historical Journey through Art and Culture" Step into the world of Bavarian beer, where history, art

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Brasserie; Brewery; Brauerei (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Brasserie; Brewery; Brauerei (engraving)
7195034 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Brasserie; Brewery; Brauerei (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brasserie; Brewery; Brauerei)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: The Tobacco Cabinet of King Frederick William I of Prussia (engraving)

The Tobacco Cabinet of King Frederick William I of Prussia (engraving)
7148109 The Tobacco Cabinet of King Frederick William I of Prussia (engraving) by Menzel, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von (1815-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Hops for beer making (coloured engraving)

Hops for beer making (coloured engraving)
7201015 Hops for beer making (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hops for beer making)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Bad bacon (colour litho)

Bad bacon (colour litho)
7151010 Bad bacon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Tucking into a hearty lunch (colour litho)

Tucking into a hearty lunch (colour litho)
7150940 Tucking into a hearty lunch (colour litho) by Howard, C. T. (fl.1914-18) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Drunken cook (colour litho)

Drunken cook (colour litho)
7150908 Drunken cook (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Honest Sam House, the Patriotic Publican, Canvasser for Fox, 1784 (engraving)

Honest Sam House, the Patriotic Publican, Canvasser for Fox, 1784 (engraving)
7148351 Honest Sam House, the Patriotic Publican, Canvasser for Fox, 1784 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Honest Sam House, the Patriotic Publican)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Healthy appetite for a big lunch (colour litho)

Healthy appetite for a big lunch (colour litho)
7150918 Healthy appetite for a big lunch (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Australia: Hop Picking in Tasmania (b / w photo)

Australia: Hop Picking in Tasmania (b / w photo)
7171470 Australia: Hop Picking in Tasmania (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hop Picking in Tasmania)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: 'Un vendeur ambulant de Kvas'Le kwas (ou kwass) est une boisson proche de la biere

"Un vendeur ambulant de Kvas"Le kwas (ou kwass) est une boisson proche de la biere
FIA5365264 " Un vendeur ambulant de Kvas" Le kwas (ou kwass) est une boisson proche de la biere, populaire en Russie et dans les pays de l Est

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: An Up-to Date Photo-engravers Dinner (photogravure)

An Up-to Date Photo-engravers Dinner (photogravure)
7185306 An Up-to Date Photo-engravers Dinner (photogravure) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Up-to Date Photo-engravers Dinner)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Brassin; Mash-tub; Braukessel (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Brassin; Mash-tub; Braukessel (engraving)
7195036 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Brassin; Mash-tub; Braukessel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brassin; Mash-tub; Braukessel)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Marchand (de houblon); Hop-merchant; Hopfenhandler (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Marchand (de houblon); Hop-merchant; Hopfenhandler (engraving)
7196635 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Marchand (de houblon); Hop-merchant; Hopfenhandler (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Garcon (de brasserie); Pot-boy; Aufwarter (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Garcon (de brasserie); Pot-boy; Aufwarter (engraving)
7196118 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Garcon (de brasserie); Pot-boy; Aufwarter (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garcon (de brasserie); Pot-boy; Aufwarter

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Public Spirit (engraving)

Public Spirit (engraving)
7178039 Public Spirit (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Public Spirit. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Scene in a beer hall, Munich, Bavaria (engraving)

Scene in a beer hall, Munich, Bavaria (engraving)
7157360 Scene in a beer hall, Munich, Bavaria (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drinkers singing the song Guten Morgen, Herr Fischer in a beer hall)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Greengrocer (colour litho)

Greengrocer (colour litho)
7151127 Greengrocer (colour litho) by Lewin, Frederick George (1861-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Smelly gorgonzola cheese (colour litho)

Smelly gorgonzola cheese (colour litho)
7151012 Smelly gorgonzola cheese (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Bread, cheese and beer (colour litho)

Bread, cheese and beer (colour litho)
7150903 Bread, cheese and beer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Bassoonist, advertisement for Bass Pale Ale (chromolitho)

Bassoonist, advertisement for Bass Pale Ale (chromolitho)
7154057 Bassoonist, advertisement for Bass Pale Ale (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bassoonist, advertisement for Bass Pale Ale)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Au dessus une choppe de biere (Above a Beer Tankard) - Oeuvre de Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel

Au dessus une choppe de biere (Above a Beer Tankard) - Oeuvre de Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel (Vroubel) (1856-1910)
FIA5334279 Au dessus une choppe de biere (Above a Beer Tankard) - Oeuvre de Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel (Vroubel) (1856-1910), huile sur toile, 1883, art russe, 19e siecle

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Loading floats etc, Guinnesss Brewery, Dublin (b / w photo)

Loading floats etc, Guinnesss Brewery, Dublin (b / w photo)
3656496 Loading floats etc, Guinnesss Brewery, Dublin (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading floats etc, Guinnesss Brewery, Dublin)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Beer and spirits (colour litho)

Beer and spirits (colour litho)
3648620 Beer and spirits (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beer and spirits)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Les Brasseurs Au Repos (engraving)

Les Brasseurs Au Repos (engraving)
3650252 Les Brasseurs Au Repos (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Brasseurs Au Repos)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: A Mediaeval Tapster (engraving)

A Mediaeval Tapster (engraving)
3654583 A Mediaeval Tapster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mediaeval Tapster)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Beer Street (engraving)

Beer Street (engraving)
3648042 Beer Street (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beer Street. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Berlin: Blick aus einer Kneipe auf den Alexanderplatz; Alexanderplatz seen from a beer shop

Berlin: Blick aus einer Kneipe auf den Alexanderplatz; Alexanderplatz seen from a beer shop (b / w photo)
6019238 Berlin: Blick aus einer Kneipe auf den Alexanderplatz; Alexanderplatz seen from a beer shop (b/w photo) by Stone, Sasha (1895-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Les Beuveries (b / w photo)

Les Beuveries (b / w photo)
6006588 Les Beuveries (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Beuveries)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: La Biere (b / w photo)

La Biere (b / w photo)
6006474 La Biere (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Biere. Illustration for L Allemagne Moderne by Jules Huret (Pierre Lafitte)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Man relaxing in a deck chair and drinking a bottle of beer on a hot summers day (chromolitho)

Man relaxing in a deck chair and drinking a bottle of beer on a hot summers day (chromolitho)
5996147 Man relaxing in a deck chair and drinking a bottle of beer on a hot summers day (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Alcoholism: man wishing his bath taps were running beer rather than water (chromolitho)

Alcoholism: man wishing his bath taps were running beer rather than water (chromolitho)
5995987 Alcoholism: man wishing his bath taps were running beer rather than water (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcoholism)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Man standing at a bar with a pint of mild (colour litho)

Man standing at a bar with a pint of mild (colour litho)
6000002 Man standing at a bar with a pint of mild (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man standing at a bar with a pint of mild)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Men and women drinking at a bar (colour litho)

Men and women drinking at a bar (colour litho)
5999972 Men and women drinking at a bar (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men and women drinking at a bar)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Wine in a ferment and spirits in hot water (engraving)

Wine in a ferment and spirits in hot water (engraving)
5997807 Wine in a ferment and spirits in hot water (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wine in a ferment and spirits in hot water)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Portrait of a group of men, possibly a fencing club (b / w photo)

Portrait of a group of men, possibly a fencing club (b / w photo)
5999025 Portrait of a group of men, possibly a fencing club (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a group of men, possibly a fencing club)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Advertisement for William Younger & Cos ales and stout, 1926 (colour litho)

Advertisement for William Younger & Cos ales and stout, 1926 (colour litho)
6033015 Advertisement for William Younger & Cos ales and stout, 1926 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: The Great Drinkers of the North (engraving)

The Great Drinkers of the North (engraving)
668424 The Great Drinkers of the North (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Drinkers of the North.-Fac-simile of a Woodcut of the " Histoires)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Exposition Universelle, Paris (chromolitho)

Exposition Universelle, Paris (chromolitho)
1093353 Exposition Universelle, Paris (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exposition Universelle, Paris. French educational card.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Ancient Egytian beer festival (chromolitho)

Ancient Egytian beer festival (chromolitho)
1093320 Ancient Egytian beer festival (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Egytian beer festival. Liebig educational card.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Garcon de Cafe (chromolitho)

Garcon de Cafe (chromolitho)
975968 Garcon de Cafe (chromolitho) by Borgex, Louis (fl.1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garcon de Cafe. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Tourists in Japan, trying to Climb Fusi-Hama (chromolitho)

Tourists in Japan, trying to Climb Fusi-Hama (chromolitho)
1060865 Tourists in Japan, trying to Climb Fusi-Hama (chromolitho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tourists in Japan, trying to Climb Fusi-Hama)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Aegir, king of the sea creatures in Norse mythology, as brewer and host (chromolitho)

Aegir, king of the sea creatures in Norse mythology, as brewer and host (chromolitho)
1093321 Aegir, king of the sea creatures in Norse mythology, as brewer and host (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aegir)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: The Pious Public House, where you may get adulterated beer and gin (engraving)

The Pious Public House, where you may get adulterated beer and gin (engraving)
607659 The Pious Public House, where you may get adulterated beer and gin (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pious Public House)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: A white beer room (engraving)

A white beer room (engraving)
728673 A white beer room (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A white beer room, Berlin)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Wedding Clothes of Bavaria (chromolitho)

Wedding Clothes of Bavaria (chromolitho)
734660 Wedding Clothes of Bavaria (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedding Clothes of Bavaria)

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Postcard of a building in the shape of a beer barrel, sent in 1913 (photo)

Postcard of a building in the shape of a beer barrel, sent in 1913 (photo)
660398 Postcard of a building in the shape of a beer barrel, sent in 1913 (photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: Munich, Hofbrauhaus. Postcard sent on 11 March 1913

Munich, Hofbrauhaus. Postcard sent on 11 March 1913
660372 Munich, Hofbrauhaus. Postcard sent on 11 March 1913. by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Background imageBavarian Beer Collection: 'Keeping Sunday, 'according to King Jamess Book of Sporte (engraving)

"Keeping Sunday, "according to King Jamess Book of Sporte (engraving)
654434 " Keeping Sunday, " according to King Jamess Book of Sporte (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Keeping Sunday)




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"Bavarian Beer: A Historical Journey through Art and Culture" Step into the world of Bavarian beer, where history, art, and culture intertwine to create a rich tapestry of flavors and traditions. From ancient Egyptian times to the bustling German industry of the 1930s, this beverage has left its mark on countless societies. In the realm of advertising, Les beers de la Meuse captivated audiences with their Arts Deco-inspired designs. The vibrant colors and intricate details showcased the allure in a visually stunning way. Meanwhile, engravings like "Le Vocabulaire Illustre" depicted draymen and karrenfuhrers transporting barrels filled with this golden elixir - a testament to German craftsmanship. Traveling back in time, black-and-white photos from the 1930s reveal coopers diligently crafting wooden barrels for brewing purposes. Their skilled hands ensured that each barrel would preserve the distinct taste that Bavarian beer is known for. Even ancient civilizations recognized the significance of this beloved beverage. In Turin's Egyptian museum, one can find evidence of slaves making bread and beer during Egypt's Intermediate Kingdom - an intriguing glimpse into how far back our love affair with brewing extends. Moving forward in time, a color lithograph captures a truck carrying Bavarian beer at a level crossing on the Montebelluna-Padova line. This image showcases not only transportation methods but also highlights how deeply ingrained this drink is within society. However, not all moments associated with it can joyous ones. A tragic incident during a drinking game played by German students serves as a reminder that moderation should always be practiced when indulging in such pleasures. Artistic expressions have often reflected societal issues surrounding alcohol consumption throughout history. Hand-colored etchings like "French Liberty; British Slavery" published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 shed light on contrasting attitudes towards alcohol, while a color lithograph titled "Hard Times. A. D.