Anacreonticks in full Song, 1801. Artist: James Gillray

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Anacreonticks in full Song, 1801. Artist: James Gillray

Anacreonticks in full Song, 1801. A scene of drunkenness and excess; the man in the foreground smoking a pipe has extremely swollen legs, a result of gout, associated with heavy drinking. Other men sing, laugh, or read. A pile of empty bottles lies in the corner, with a spittoon and broken pipes.The clock, with hats either side, shows twenty-to-four, possibly in the morning. To the left is a portrait of Anacreon, the Greek poet whose work inspired the formation of the The Anacreontic Society which was, in fact, very fashionable and the Prince Regent was a member

Media ID 15172084

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