Intoxicated Collection (#2)

How merrily we live that Soldiers be, c. 1828 (colour litho)
2975465 A How merrily we live that Soldiers beA, c.1828 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Published by A Sharpe. Associated with the Hussars)

Bacchanal with the vat of wine, 1470-90 (pen & ink on paper)
885941 Bacchanal with the vat of wine, 1470-90 (pen & ink on paper) by Mantegna, Andrea (1431-1506); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

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

Allegory of Autumn, c. 1642-44 (etching)
880368 Allegory of Autumn, c.1642-44 (etching) by Testa, Pietro (Il Lucchesino) (1611-50); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: 19 1/2 x 28 1/8 in)

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

The Village Glee Singers (engraving)
451682 The Village Glee Singers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); 21x25 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; eWolverhampton Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Buying a substitute in the North during the war, c. 1880-90 (etching)
497524 Buying a substitute in the North during the war, c.1880-90 (etching) by Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912); 26.1x34.8 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

The Relapse (engraving)
981328 The Relapse (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Relapse. Plate III from The Progress of Intemperance by John Ross Dix)

Postcard of Germans drinking beer and having fun with the waitress, sent in 1913 (hand-coloured photo)
660081 Postcard of Germans drinking beer and having fun with the waitress, sent in 1913 (hand-coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

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

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

Drunkenness (b / w photo)
1095055 Drunkenness (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drunkenness. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A Recruiting Sergeant of the 33rd Regiment of Foot, 1814 (coloured aquatint)
3037525 A Recruiting Sergeant of the 33rd Regiment of Foot, 1814 (coloured aquatint) by Walker, George (fl.1803-15) (after); National Army Museum

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

Noahs Ark triptych (oil on wood)
XIR417032 Noahs Ark triptych (oil on wood) by Jordaens, Hans III (1595-1643/44); 45.5x75 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk, France; Flemish, out of copyright

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

Oxford Transports, or University Exiles, from The English Spy
3085920 Oxford Transports, or University Exiles, from The English Spy, published London, 1824 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Spirits (chromolitho)
1094368 Spirits (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spirits. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

Intoxication, 1858. Creator: Celestin Nanteuil
Intoxication, 1858

DRUNKEN HUSBAND AT HOME
Despite being told not to stay out drinking by his wife, a husband returns several hours later in an intoxicated state, with his wife waiting up for him. Date: mid-19th century

The Pitfalls of Life (oil on canvas)
898958 The Pitfalls of Life (oil on canvas) by Glaize, Auguste Barthelemy (1807-93); 126x250 cm; Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France; (add.info.: Les Ecueils de la vie. ); French, out of copyright

The Drunken Dandy, After Felicien Rops. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte Vom Mittelalter Bis Zur Gegenwart By Eduard Fuchs, Published 1909

Absinthe / Victor Hugo, c1895-1900. Artist: Guillaume Apollinaire
Absinthe/Victor Hugo, c1895-1900. Sketch and text for a Guignol puppet scene. From a private collection

The Temperance Crusade - Who will win? Cartoon from an American newspaper
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1874. The Temperance Crusade - Who will win? Cartoon from an American newspaper

Comic Postcard - Perils of the Demon Drink - Hallucinations caused by taking Littel drops of Whisky and Little Drops of Beer !! Date: circa 1903

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1898. Bottled! Commodore Winfield Scott Schley mocks Spanish Admiral Pascual Cervera, whose fleet is blockaded by the American navy in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1847. Cold, Misery, and Want, Destroy Their Youngest Child. They Console Themselves With the Bottle. Etching by George Cruikshank from his series, The Bottle, Plate VI

George Cruikshank, The Bottle, Plate VI
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1847. Fearful Quarrels, and Brutal Violence, Are the Natural Consequences of the Frequent Use of the Bottle : etching, 1847, by George Cruikshank from his series, The Bottle

TEMPERANCE, 1534. The drunken devil on a bier. Woodcut from a book against drinking, published at Augsburg, 1534

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1847. The Bottle. The bottle is brought out for the first time: the husband induces his wife to just to take a drop. Etching, 1847, by George Cruikshank

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If a body meet a body, Comin through the rye. Cartoon
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1874. If a body meet a body, Comin through the rye. Cartoon

Texas Guinan, Queen of the Nightclubs, in one of the New York City speakeasies that she operated in the 1920s
PROHIBITION: SPEAKEASY. Texas Guinan, Queen of the Nightclubs, in one of the New York City speakeasies that she operated in the 1920s

Champagne Dreams
The dreams that champagne inspires... Date: 1899

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, c1920. Three dead men following a drunk-driving accident in Washington State, c1920

DRINKING, 1925. The Drunkards Death. Illustration by John Held, Jr

DRINKING, 1925. The Drunkards Wife. Illustration, c1925, by John Held, Jr

CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. Early Dissipation Has Destroyed the Neglected Boy. The Wretched Convict Droops and Dies. Etching, 1848, by George Cruikshank from his series, The Drunkards Children

CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. From the Bar to the Gin Shop to the Bar of the Old Bailey It Is But One Step. Etching, 1848, by George Cruikshank from his series, The Drunkards Children, Plate V

CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. The Drunkards Son Is Sentenced to Transportation for Life; the Daughter, Suspected of Participation in the Robbery, Is Aquitted

CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. Urged on by His Ruffian Companions, and Excited by Drink, He Commits a Desperate Robbery. He Is Taken by the Police at a Three-Penny Lodging House

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CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. Unable to Obtain Employment, They Are Driven by Poverty into the Streets to Beg, and by This Means They Still Supply the Bottle

He Is Discharged From His Employment for Drunkenness / They - Plate II, The Bottle
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1847. He Is Discharged From His Employment for Drunkenness/They Pawn Their Clothes to Supply the Bottle

The Bottle Is Brought Out for the First Time / The Husband Induces His Wife - Plate 1, The Bottle
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1847. The Bottle Is Brought Out for the First Time/The Husband Induces His Wife: Just Take a Drop. Etching, 1847, by George Cruikshank from his series, The Bottle, Plate I

Peasants Brawl (oil on canvas)
XIR899500 Peasants Brawl (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); Galleria dell Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Rixe de paysans)

Drunken Silenus, 1626 (oil on canvas)
XIR434192 Drunken Silenus, 1626 (oil on canvas) by Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (c.1590-1652); Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples

Detail of Drunken Silenus, 1626 (oil on canvas) (detail of 434192)
XIR434194 Detail of Drunken Silenus, 1626 (oil on canvas) (detail of 434192) by Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (c.1590-1652); Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples

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"Exploring the Dark Side: A Journey into the World of Intoxication" Step back in time with iconic artworks and historical references that shed light on the theme of intoxication. Hogarth's famous engravings, "Gin Lane" and "Beer Street, " vividly depict contrasting scenes of societal consequences brought about by excessive drinking. Transporting us to 1926 Paris, a silent film captures Joan Crawford and Douglas Gilmore immersed in the atmosphere of an Apache Den, where alcohol flows freely amidst a vibrant nightlife. Delving further into history, we encounter Noah's drunkenness as depicted in a French manuscript illumination from c1250. This biblical tale serves as a reminder that even ancient civilizations grappled with the effects of intoxication. Cartoonist Jimmy Hopper humorously suggests that one can be intoxicated not only by alcohol but also through love or admiration. His cartoon cleverly portrays this idea with his illustration titled "Drink to me only with thine eyes. " The demonization of Chinese immigrants is revealed through an intriguing lithograph from 1890 titled "King of the Opium Ring. " It highlights how stereotypes were perpetuated during times when opium addiction was prevalent. Artistic masterpieces such as "The Embracing Cavalier" and "Baccanale" demonstrate how artists have long been fascinated by depicting moments infused with revelry and indulgence. Moving beyond human experiences, we witness Akarevuro, a dominant silverback mountain gorilla who appears intoxicated by power within his social hierarchy. This glimpse into nature reminds us that intoxication takes various forms across species. A comic postcard aptly named "Perils of the Demon Drink - Hallucinations" humorously warns against excessive consumption while playfully illustrating its potential consequences. Finally, Plate VI from The Drunkards Children series published in 1848 showcases brutal violence resulting from frequent alcohol use. Serving as a cautionary tale, it emphasizes the importance of moderation and responsible drinking.