Smoking Addiction Collection (#3)

An arrow head from prehistoric times, ca 1900 (print)
7422821 An arrow head from prehistoric times, ca 1900 (print); (add.info.: Science. Mineralogy. An arrow head from prehistoric times)

WW1: The General's Folder (illustration)
8684966 WW1: The General's Folder (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

Portrait of Greenwich Pensioner, seated with clay pipe and tankard (aquatint)
7342011 Portrait of Greenwich Pensioner, seated with clay pipe and tankard (aquatint) by Dawe, Henry (1790-1848) (after); 16.2x12.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Kidd on the Deck of the Adventure Galley, early 20th century (book illustration)
7339193 Kidd on the Deck of the Adventure Galley, early 20th century (book illustration) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); National Maritime Museum, London

Self portrait by Herbert Barnard John Everett BHC2683, early 20th century (oil on paper)
7337894 Self portrait by Herbert Barnard John Everett BHC2683, early 20th century (oil on paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 50.6x35.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Panoramic view of Schliersee in Upper Bavaria and man in costume (postcard)
7377723 Panoramic view of Schliersee in Upper Bavaria and man in costume (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Portrait of a man in costume, Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria (postcard)
7377719 Portrait of a man in costume, Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

A 1930's advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes. From The Literary Digest published 1931
745849 A 1930's advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes. From The Literary Digest published 1931

Smoking is not Universally Popular!, 1888
1574604 Smoking is not Universally Popular!, 1888; (add.info.: Smoking is not universally popular! Young man in a railway Smoking carriage afraid to light his cigar when confroted by formidable)

Otto von Bismarck
865108 Otto von Bismarck; (add.info.: Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck (1815-1898) German statesman. Cartoon showing Bismarck as an archetypical German smoking a cigar

Canadians treating a wounded man after the battle on Somme front (France), septembre 1916
1756516 Canadians treating a wounded man after the battle on Somme front (France), septembre 1916; (add.info.: Canadians treating a wounded man after the battle on Somme front (France)

French poet, novelist and essayist Henri de Regnier (1864-1936) he entered in 1911 the Academie francaise
1755911 French poet, novelist and essayist Henri de Regnier (1864-1936) he entered in 1911 the Academie francaise; (add.info.: French poet)

English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon (print)
1742022 English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon (print); (add.info.: English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon, drawing); Photo: Tallandier

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635953 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn

Wishing good luck (colour litho)
8635546 Wishing good luck (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wishing good luck. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Max Pechstein, German expressionist painter (b/w photo)
8673265 Max Pechstein, German expressionist painter (b/w photo) by Diez-Duhrkoop, Minya (1873-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Max Pechstein (1881-1955), German expressionist painter

Clearing the Forest for Tobacco in Sumatra (b/w photo)
8674291 Clearing the Forest for Tobacco in Sumatra (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clearing the Forest for Tobacco in Sumatra)

Votaries of the Weed No 6 (colour litho)
8660496 Votaries of the Weed No 6 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 6)

Votaries of the Weed No 7 (colour litho)
8660495 Votaries of the Weed No 7 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 7)

Votaries of the Weed No 3 (colour litho)
8660493 Votaries of the Weed No 3 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 3)

Votaries of the Weed No 41 (colour litho)
8660531 Votaries of the Weed No 41 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 41)

Votaries of the Weed No 36 (colour litho)
8660523 Votaries of the Weed No 36 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 36)

Votaries of the Weed No 9 (colour litho)
8660499 Votaries of the Weed No 9 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 9)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643338 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Path, Pave, Peak, Pear, Peep, Pick, Pick, Pier, Pike, Pill, Pipe, Pipe (engraving)
8650000 Path, Pave, Peak, Pear, Peep, Pick, Pick, Pier, Pike, Pill, Pipe, Pipe (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Path, Pave, Peak, Pear, Peep)

Cigar box label (chromolitho)
8677726 Cigar box label (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cigar box label.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Victoria, cigar box label (chromolitho)
8677713 Victoria, cigar box label (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victoria, cigar box label.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Still Life with a Poem, 1915 (oil on canvas)
8682926 Still Life with a Poem, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 80.6 x 64.8 cm; Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, USA; (add.info.: By Juan Gris)

Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658 (litho)
8667563 Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658 (litho) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658)

Tabakhandlerin / Tobacconist (colour litho)
8666216 Tabakhandlerin / Tobacconist (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tabakhandlerin)

Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus (colour litho)
8663426 Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus)

"Home, sweet home" (engraving)
8652570 "Home, sweet home" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Home)

Casting-net, Cataract, Cavalry, Center-bit, Chandelier, Chariot, Checker-board, Chimney-sweep, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla
8651551 Casting-net, Cataract, Cavalry, Center-bit, Chandelier, Chariot, Checker-board, Chimney-sweep, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Christmas-tree, Cigarette (engraving) by German School

Bubbles by Sir John Millais, in decorative frame, issued by Pears whose soap is to be found in bottom right hand corner
8634586 Bubbles by Sir John Millais, in decorative frame, issued by Pears whose soap is to be found in bottom right hand corner of picture

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670100 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Photocard, 1930s: Willemstad, Curacao (coloured photo)
8671667 Photocard, 1930s: Willemstad, Curacao (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willemstad, Curacao)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669831 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Exhibition of Heads for 1851, c.1851 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7485258 Exhibition of Heads for 1851, c.1851 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Burgess, Robert Smart (1815-1877); 26x32 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Prison Scene in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas)
8711989 Prison Scene in Rome, 1837 (oil on canvas) by Marstrand, Wilhelm (1810-73); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: by Wilhelm Marstrand)

Portraits of two sailors sitting among the beams in the hold of a Berwick
MMM5460294 Portraits of two sailors sitting among the beams in the hold of a Berwick, a speed sailing boat used to transport salmon and travelers by Good

Description of the battles on land and at sea, in two volumes, by the Royal Library of Greenwich and Chelsea
MMM5478584 Description of the battles on land and at sea, in two volumes, by the Royal Library of Greenwich and Chelsea (colour etching) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); National Maritime Museum

Captain Billy Bones watching the arrival of pirates, 1885 (engraving)
8723993 Captain Billy Bones watching the arrival of pirates, 1885 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume
FLO4623936 An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume, attended by an ayah or servants with punya (fan), pawn and snake hookah pipe

Letter: N (nigaud). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203822 Letter: N (nigaud). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4617263 Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum
5856595 Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum; (add.info.: Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum)

Shipping in the Pool of London, 19th century (engraved, coloured)
7341610 Shipping in the Pool of London, 19th century (engraved, coloured) by Bough, Samuel (1822-78); 19.4x28.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sunday morning on the mountain pastures, women and men in Bavarian costumes, Germany (postcard)
7377771 Sunday morning on the mountain pastures, women and men in Bavarian costumes, Germany (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

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"Unveiling the Complexities of Smoking Addiction: A Journey Through Time and Art" In this captivating collection of artworks, we delve into the intricate world of smoking addiction. From historical oil paintings to vintage photographs and thought-provoking cartoons, each piece offers a unique perspective on this pervasive habit. The journey begins with "Black Woman" (1875-1876), an evocative oil painting that portrays the struggles faced by individuals trapped in the clutches of addiction. The artist's brushstrokes capture both vulnerability and resilience as they depict a black woman engulfed in smoke, symbolizing her battle against nicotine's grip. Moving forward, we encounter P. G. Wodehouse's portrait captured in a timeless black-and-white photograph. With a cigar delicately held between his fingers, Wodehouse personifies the allure and sophistication often associated with smoking during his era. Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie takes us back to history through an intense oil painting. Amidst cannons firing and chaos reigning supreme, one cannot help but notice sailors puffing on their pipes - finding solace amidst turmoil or perhaps succumbing to their own addictive tendencies. Winston Churchill emerges next; his iconic image from World War II propaganda showcases him wielding a machine gun while clutching onto his ever-present cigar. This powerful visual encapsulates both strength and dependency as Churchill navigated war-torn landscapes with tobacco serving as his constant companion. Mr Edmund Hodgson Yates' Vanity Fair cartoon adds a touch of satire to our exploration. Depicting smoking as fashionable yet potentially detrimental behavior, it reminds us that societal perceptions can shape addiction dynamics throughout history. Horse Super Cigarettes 1935 introduces color printing into our narrative – an advertisement promoting cigarettes with vibrant hues entices viewers while subtly reinforcing society's growing dependence on tobacco products. "The Morning Salute From HMS St Vincent off Portsmouth, " an exquisite oil painting capturing naval life, reveals the prevalence within specific communities.