Inebriated Collection (#2)

Absinthe, c. 1885 (w / c and gouache on paper)
MMT177875 Absinthe, c.1885 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

The Solid Enjoyment of Bottle and Friend, 1774 (colour litho heightened with gouache)
CHT176092 The Solid Enjoyment of Bottle and Friend, 1774 (colour litho heightened with gouache) by English School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Drunken Hercules, Roman, 1st century (fresco)
ALI79330 Drunken Hercules, Roman, 1st century (fresco) by Roman, (1st century AD); House of Siricus, Pompeii, Italy; Alinari

A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert
5938071 A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert and St Anthony (detail), 1632 (oil on panel) by Brueghel

A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert
5938061 A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert and St Anthony (detail), 1632 (oil on panel) by Brueghel

A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert
5938057 A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert and St Anthony (detail), 1632 (oil on panel) by Brueghel

The Return from the Meeting, 1863 (oil on canvas)
3959928 The Return from the Meeting, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77) (attr. to); 73 x 92 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; French, out of copyright

A Bacchanalian Revel (oil on canvas)
869419 A Bacchanalian Revel (oil on canvas) by Etty, William (1787-1849); 111x143.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Drunkenness of Noah, detail from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, 1508-12 (fresco)
3529381 The Drunkenness of Noah, detail from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, 1508-12 (fresco) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Alinari Archives

The Drunkenness of Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble)
BEN52672 The Drunkenness of Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); height: 20 cm; Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany

Drunken Silenus, 1640-50 (oil on canvas)
SCP50074 Drunken Silenus, 1640-50 (oil on canvas) by Chaperon, Nicolas (1612-56); 115x84 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; French, out of copyright

A dream in absinthe, 1890 (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FIT412139 A dream in absinthe, 1890 (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Conder, Charles Edward (1868-1909); 24x25.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English

Sairey Gamp, from Martin Chuzzlewit, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465753 Sairey Gamp, from Martin Chuzzlewit, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sairey or Sarah Gamp; drunken and dissolute nurse)

A Pirate Type (colour litho)
PNP261488 A Pirate Type (colour litho) by Grace, Arthur Longlands (fl.1886); Private Collection; Peter Newark Historical Pictures; British, out of copyright

Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320
3899095 Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320) (schist) by Pakistani School, (1st century AD); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

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

Les Deux Basques, c. 1912 (oil on canvas)
693008 Les Deux Basques, c.1912 (oil on canvas) by Tobeen, Felix Elie (1880-1938); 55x38.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

Pillars of the Consitution: Three o Clock & a Cloudy Morning
BAL42764 Pillars of the Consitution: Three o Clock & a Cloudy Morning, 1809 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); O Shea Gallery, London

Pillars of the Consitution: Three o Clock & a Cloudy Morning
NCO190406 Pillars of the Consitution: Three o Clock & a Cloudy Morning, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1809 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Loyal Souls, or A Peep into the Mess Room at St. James, published by Hannah Humphrey in
NCO190152 Loyal Souls, or A Peep into the Mess Room at St. James, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert
5938055 A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert and St Anthony (detail), 1632 (oil on panel) by Brueghel

The Life of Man, c. 1665 (oil on canvas)
5863943 The Life of Man, c. 1665 (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 68.5x81.6 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

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

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

The Drunken Couple, c. 1655-65 (oil on panel)
3709982 The Drunken Couple, c.1655-65 (oil on panel) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 52.5x64 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Interior of an inn with an old man amusing himself with the landlady
3709968 Interior of an inn with an old man amusing himself with the landlady and two men playing backgammon, known as Two kinds of games, 1660-79 (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz

Conviviality Near the Inn, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
3526185 Conviviality Near the Inn, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Renesse, Constantin Daniel van (1626-80); 100.97x104.14 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

The Old Drinker, c. 1661-3 (oil on panel)
3545871 The Old Drinker, c.1661-3 (oil on panel) by Metsu, Gabriel (1629-67); 22x19.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Barrel marked Het Rode Hert (The Red Hart)

Apothecaries, Taylors, etc. conquering France and Spain, pub
2962521 Apothecaries, Taylors, etc. conquering France and Spain, pub. 1779 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Beer Street and Gin Lane (engraving)
666297 Beer Street and Gin Lane (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beer Street and Gin Lane. From The Works of WIlliam Hogarth (Jones, 1833)

The King Drinks (oil on panel)
CH451404 The King Drinks (oil on panel) by Cleve, Maerten van (1527-81) (workshop of); 68.2x103.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Robins having too much to drink, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731364 Robins having too much to drink, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robins having too much to drink)

Inebriated Gentlemen carrying plum pudding and drink (Humorous), Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731288 Inebriated Gentlemen carrying plum pudding and drink (Humorous), Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

Statue of an old drunken woman holding a wineskin (marble)
ALI269065 Statue of an old drunken woman holding a wineskin (marble) by Myron, (fl.c.450 BC) (after); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; Alinari

Drunken Silenus at the wine vat, before 1652 (etching & engraving
5938193 Drunken Silenus at the wine vat, before 1652 (etching & engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper) by Ribera, Jusepe de (c.1590-1652); 27.5x35.4 (plate); 27.5x35.4 (sheet)

__ ci devant Occupations, or Madam Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before
3025366 __ ci devant Occupations, or Madam Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter of 1797 - a Fact!, pub

Fol. 99r Drunkenness, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum)
ALI142979 Fol.99r Drunkenness, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; Alinari

Peasant Kermis, c. 1665, by David Teniers the Younger (1610
David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690). Flemish painter. Peasant Kermis, c.1665. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Gran pops Cocktail Party by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration depicting Gran pop, the orang utan character created by Lawson Wood, who was a regular feature of The Sketch during the 1930s

Three Blind Mice by George Studdy
Three little mice, somewhat the worse for wear having polished off a glass of wine at an empty restaurant table. Date: 1915

The Bonzolines have a couple by George Studdy
The Bonzolines get a little squiffy on whisky, and spill some of the decanters contents. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Silenus, c. 1653 (etching) (b / w photo)
XJF275586 Silenus, c.1653 (etching) (b/w photo) by Perrier, Francois (Bourguignon) (1590-1650) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Under the Red Light, c. 1910 (oil on canvas)
BAL244825 Under the Red Light, c.1910 (oil on canvas) by Popov, Lukjan Vasilievich (1873-1914); 102x129 cm; Regional Art Museum, Orenburg; Russian, out of copyright

The Drunkard Pushed into the Pigsty (oil on panel)
BAL251376 The Drunkard Pushed into the Pigsty (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); diameter: 23.8 cm; Private Collection; Johnny Van Haeften Ltd

The Gin Palace (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF208321 The Gin Palace (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Good Bottle, wine merchants sign (oil on canvas)
XIR174120 The Good Bottle, wine merchants sign (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Tennis Illustrated - Comic Postcard - A Weak Return A Policeman aids a totally sozzled young gentleman to return to his abode into the rather shocked care of the housemaid. Date: circa 1903

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"Intoxicated Tales: From Mischievous Men to Holy Wars" Step into the world of inebriation through a vibrant collection of art and scenes that depict the effects of alcohol. In "A Man Loaded with Mischief, or Matrimony, " a colorful etching from 1766, we witness the consequences of excessive drinking on relationships. As we delve deeper, we encounter an intriguing Latin phrase, "Ibant qui poterant, qui non potuere cadebant, " meaning "Those who could go were going; those who couldn't fell. " This proverbial statement highlights how some succumb to their vices while others manage to maintain control. "The Fruits of Temperance" contrasts with "The Progress of Intemperance and Woman's Holy War, " showcasing two opposing paths. These artworks illustrate the consequences and struggles faced by individuals as they navigate between sobriety and indulgence. In another scene titled "Returning from Brooks's" (1784), depicted in a vivid color etching, we witness revelers stumbling down Wapping High Street in London. Metropolitan Police officers stand watchfully nearby, reminding us that even law enforcement must contend with the aftermaths of intoxication. Moving away from historical depictions, Lewis Baumer's illustration takes us inside a Café Chantant where two women find themselves immersed in an atmosphere fueled by alcohol. The lively setting captures both the allure and dangers associated with such establishments. Our journey continues back in time to c. 1660-65 when artist David Teniers the Younger painted "The Embracing Cavalier. " This oil-on-panel masterpiece portrays a man whose affectionate embrace may be influenced by more than just love alone. Nature also reveals its own tales of intoxication as dominant silverback Akarevuro completely engrosses himself in his mountain gorilla community. These majestic creatures remind us that even animals can experience the effects of intoxication.