Smoking Addiction Collection (#6)

Wolfert Webber at the Inn (Wolfert Webber's Golden Dream) 1857 (Oil on canvas)
8766600 Wolfert Webber at the Inn (Wolfert Webber's Golden Dream) 1857 (Oil on canvas) by Quidor, John (1801-81); 68.6x86.4 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper)
7485341 New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 28x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

A Bulgarian Soldier Smoking A Hookah In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano Published 1875 ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5420626 A Bulgarian Soldier Smoking A Hookah In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano Published 1875 ©UIG/Leemage

Dick Dock or the Lobster and the Crab
MMM5484584 Dick Dock or the Lobster and the Crab; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Dick Dock or the Lobster and the Crab)

Tobacco: advertising poster for Camel cigarettes, about 1900
FGL5480959 Tobacco: advertising poster for Camel cigarettes, about 1900.; Fototeca Gilardi

Tobacco: advertising poster for cigarettes "Weinberg's Mahalla", 1907
FGL5480848 Tobacco: advertising poster for cigarettes "Weinberg's Mahalla", 1907.; Fototeca Gilardi

Rieser folk costume, peasants, old man smoking a pipe (postcard)
7377789 Rieser folk costume, peasants, old man smoking a pipe (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Portrait of Greenwich Pensioner, seated with clay pipe and tankard (aquatint)
7342012 Portrait of Greenwich Pensioner, seated with clay pipe and tankard (aquatint) by Dawe, Henry (1790-1848) (after); 16x12 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

French chromolithograph showing a German student smoking a Pipe. Circa 1895
UIG5636597 French chromolithograph showing a German student smoking a Pipe. Circa 1895; (add.info.: French chromolithograph showing a German student smoking a Pipe. Circa 1895)

Men smoking a pipe and a cigar
5616628 Men smoking a pipe and a cigar; (add.info.: Men smoking a pipe and a cigar, amongst a crowd on a railway platform; London 1880. 01/01/1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Bellied man with cigar (terracotta)
8702228 Bellied man with cigar (terracotta) by Cecioni, Adriano (1838-86); 27 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio, Italy; (add.info.: Sculpture by Adriano Cecioni (1836-1886) Original title

Robin Hood on London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 (print)
5307862 Robin Hood on London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 (print); (add.info.: London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 depicting: Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who)

The Empty Mug, 1668 (oil on panel)
8712003 The Empty Mug, 1668 (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By David Teniers)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Group of young people around a dog with a cigar in the mouth, 1885
LUX4805941 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Group of young people around a dog with a cigar in the mouth, 1885; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Algeria, Algiers: Arabs sit on the square of a cigar merchant, 1900
LUX4780956 Algeria, Algiers: Arabs sit on the square of a cigar merchant, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: Arabs sit on the square of a cigar merchant, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 21, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874243 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 21, Satirique en N & B, 1905_8_20: Cure victim des combistes (partisans of Emile Combes, 1835-1921) - Anticlericalism

Greece, Crete: Oriental life scene, a European with mustache smokes the narguile in the shade of an olive tree, 1908
LUX4764543 Greece, Crete: Oriental life scene, a European with mustache smokes the narguile in the shade of an olive tree, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete: Oriental life scene)

Tunisia, La Goulette: Salon arabizing of an officer in garrison. An officer's wife in the middle of hangings
LUX4766267 Tunisia, La Goulette: Salon arabizing of an officer in garrison. An officer's wife in the middle of hangings and hookles

A father and sons smoking a cigar and talking after dinner, 1850
3478160 A father and sons smoking a cigar and talking after dinner, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a father and sons smoking a cigar and talking after dinner)

A tier pedestal WC's with trap ventilation and soil pipe, 1850
3359508 A tier pedestal WC's with trap ventilation and soil pipe, 1850; (add.info.: Sectional view of a tier pedestal WC's with trap ventilation and soil pipe)

Science. "Aristophanes's" smoking pipes. Poster for the pipe brand J. Gambier, France, 1866. (poster)
3434589 Science. "Aristophanes's" smoking pipes. Poster for the pipe brand J. Gambier, France, 1866. (poster); (add.info.: Sciences. Gambier, France, 1866. Coll. Part. Science)

Science. Siphon brige over the Dhuis carrying spring water in Paris. Engraving in
3434909 Science. Siphon brige over the Dhuis carrying spring water in Paris. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

Frog smoking la pipe (Letter F = Frog), c.1908 (drawing)
LSE4091897 Frog smoking la pipe (Letter F = Frog), c.1908 (drawing) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Letter X, Y and Z: xylophone and eyes then zouave, zebra, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202602 Letter X, Y and Z: xylophone and eyes then zouave, zebra, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Gold mounted amber jewelry including cigarette tube, cigarette cutter, cigarette case and pocket knife
FLO4709422 Gold mounted amber jewelry including cigarette tube, cigarette cutter, cigarette case and pocket knife. Chromolithograph from Edwin Street's Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London

Burmese man in cotton jacket and silk plaid loincloth, smoking a cheroot or segar (cigar)
FLO4565493 Burmese man in cotton jacket and silk plaid loincloth, smoking a cheroot or segar (cigar). His loins are tattooed and his ear lobes pierced

The Small-Bore, 1870 (engraving)
1575626 The Small-Bore, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts men carrying a small-bore and smoking. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Preparing Tobacco Leaves, 1841 (woodcut)
1574641 Preparing Tobacco Leaves, 1841 (woodcut); (add.info.: Removing stalks and preparing tobacco leaves ready for the cigar maker, London. Woodcut, 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rolling Cigars in a London Factory, 1841 (wood engraving)
1574640 Rolling Cigars in a London Factory, 1841 (wood engraving); (add.info.: Rolling cigars in a London tobacco factory)

Gliddon's Cigar Divan, 1828 (woodcut)
1574602 Gliddon's Cigar Divan, 1828 (woodcut); (add.info.: Gliddon's Cigar Divan, King Street, Covent Garden, London)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635946 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

Sunbonnet, Surveyor, Table-spoon, Tambourine, Teakettle, Telegraph, Telescope, Theatre, Tobacco, Toggle-joint
8650105 Sunbonnet, Surveyor, Table-spoon, Tambourine, Teakettle, Telegraph, Telescope, Theatre, Tobacco, Toggle-joint, Tomahawk, Torpedo (engraving) by German School

Chimney, Chisel, Church-yard, Cigar, Circus, City, Civet, Clevis, Clock-work, Closet, Clothier, Coachman (engraving)
8651542 Chimney, Chisel, Church-yard, Cigar, Circus, City, Civet, Clevis, Clock-work, Closet, Clothier, Coachman (engraving) by German School

Man smoking a pipe after a tennis match (engraving)
8631569 Man smoking a pipe after a tennis match (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man smoking a pipe after a tennis match)

A boat, miss? No! A boat man (colour litho)
8656796 A boat, miss? No! A boat man (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A boat, miss? No! A boat man)

Pa said - be a sport (colour litho)
8635584 Pa said - be a sport (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pa said - be a sport. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Votaries of the Weed No 1 (colour litho)
8660489 Votaries of the Weed No 1 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 1)

Smoking tobacco, 16th century (colour litho)
8663549 Smoking tobacco, 16th century (colour litho) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smoking tobacco, 16th century)

Friedrich Schiller in Carlsbad (engraving)
8677006 Friedrich Schiller in Carlsbad (engraving) by Reinhart, Johann Christian (1761-1847); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coquette cigar box label (chromolitho)
8677579 Coquette cigar box label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coquette cigar box label.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Votaries of the Weed No 47 (colour litho)
8660537 Votaries of the Weed No 47 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 47)

Votaries of the Weed No 44 (colour litho)
8660535 Votaries of the Weed No 44 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 44)

Votaries of the Weed No 32 (colour litho)
8660522 Votaries of the Weed No 32 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 32)

Votaries of the Weed No 31 (colour litho)
8660521 Votaries of the Weed No 31 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 31)

Votaries of the Weed No 27 (colour litho)
8660519 Votaries of the Weed No 27 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 27)

Votaries of the Weed No 25 (colour litho)
8660513 Votaries of the Weed No 25 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 25)

Votaries of the Weed No 17 (colour litho)
8660507 Votaries of the Weed No 17 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 17)

Votaries of the Weed No 14 (colour litho)
8660503 Votaries of the Weed No 14 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 14)

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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.