Alcoholism Collection

Gin Lane (Beer Street and Gin Lane 2), 1751. Artist: Hogarth, William (1697-1764)
Gin Lane (Beer Street and Gin Lane 2), 1751. From a private collection

Victorian gin house, 19th century (late 19th or early 20th century)

Drunk man - fun for children and women, 1861. Private Collection

Captain Roland Hazard, portrait photograph, 1918 Oct. 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Captain Roland Hazard, portrait photograph, 1918 Oct. 10

Miyamoto Hanako Chastening a Drunkard, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Miyamoto Hanako Chastening a Drunkard, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 425

Dissolute Drinker: A Couple by a Window, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Dissolute Drinker: A Couple by a Window, 1879. Series: The Kanayomi Newspaper, no. 890

The Drunken Couple, c.1655-c.1665. Creator: Jan Steen
The Drunken Couple, c.1655-c.1665

Two Drunkards at the Market near the Westerkerk in Amsterdam, 1821

The Tavern, 1665. Creator: Abraham Diepraam
The Tavern, 1665

Portrait of Philips (1550-1606), Count of Hohenlohe zu Langenburg, c.1609-c.1633

Peasants Drinking in a Barn, c.1628-c.1650. Creator: Pieter Hermansz Verelst
Peasants Drinking in a Barn, c.1628-c.1650

En voila un de jobard!... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
En voila un de jobard!... 19th century. Moi je suis de l'avis du proverbe: "Ce qui est bon a prendre est bon a garder'

Descendant joyeusement le fleuve de la vie, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Descendant joyeusement le fleuve de la vie, 19th century. Summer. Sailing joyously along the river of life

Ma femme, t'as tort de me blamer... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ma femme, t'as tort de me blamer... 19th century

The Drunkard, 1837. Creator: Hippolyte Bellangé
The Drunkard, 1837. (L'Ivrogne)

The Village Festival, 1685. Creator: Cornelis Dusart
The Village Festival, 1685

Violin Player Seated in the Inn, 1685. Creator: Cornelis Dusart
Violin Player Seated in the Inn, 1685

And What has Brought [sic] Him to This?-The Bottle!!, 1875. Creator: Frederick Barnard
And What has Brought [sic] Him to This?-The Bottle!!, 1875

L Assommoir, 1900. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
L Assommoir, 1900

The Drinkers, 1890. Creator: Vincent van Gogh
The Drinkers, 1890

Portrait of a Man in Costume, 1768 / 70. Creator: Jean-Honore Fragonard
Portrait of a Man in Costume, 1768/70

Medley Print: Sots Paradise, 1706-7. Creator: George Bickham
Medley Print: Sots Paradise, 1706-7. [Sots Paradise: or, The Humours of a Derby-Ale-House with a Satire Upon the Ale by Edward Ward

Italian Peasants with Wine Flasks, 1909. Creator: Ernst Barlach
Italian Peasants with Wine Flasks, 1909

In the ranks of the builders of socialism there is no place for parasites, 1933. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Tail-Piece, November 27, 1781. Creator: Richard Livesay
Tail-Piece, November 27, 1781. After William Hogarth

Lot and his Daughters, 1620-40. Creator: Jan Georg van Vliet
Lot and his Daughters, 1620-40. After Rembrandt

Plate 18 from Los Caprichos : And his house is on fire (Ysele quema la Casa. ), 1799
Plate 18 from Los Caprichos :And his house is on fire (Ysele quema la Casa.), 1799

Viennese Cafe: On the Terrace (Wiener Cafe: Auf der Terasse), 1911. Creator: Moritz Jung
Viennese Cafe: On the Terrace (Wiener Cafe: Auf der Terasse), 1911

Love and Alcohol (Liebe und Alkohol), 1911. Creator: Moritz Jung
Love and Alcohol (Liebe und Alkohol), 1911

Ireland, 10 Pence, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 1) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1889

The Last Drop, April 5, 1801. April 5, 1801. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Last Drop, April 5, 1801

The Topers Mistake, July 20, 1801. July 20, 1801. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Topers Mistake, July 20, 1801

The Sot (The English Dance of Death, plate 12), July 1814. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Sot (The English Dance of Death, plate 12), July 1814

The Swing, 1920s. Artist: Sudeykin, Sergei Yurievich (1882-1946)
The Swing, 1920s. From a private collection

Man attacking a woman, 1855. Creator: Unknown
Man attacking a woman, 1855

Charles The First In The Guard Room, 1649, (mid 19th century). Creator: J Rogers
Charles The First In The Guard Room, 1649, (mid 19th century). King Charles I is insulted by the soldiers of Oliver Cromwell, 27 January 1649

Boozing (Illustration from Travels to the Great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia by Adam Ole Artist: Anonymous)
Boozing (Illustration from Travels to the Great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia by Adam Olearius). Private Collection

Seeing the Drunkard Home, 1621-1638. Creator: Unknown
Seeing the Drunkard Home, 1621-1638

The Bacchanalians Prayer!!, June 4, 1801. June 4, 1801. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Bacchanalians Prayer!!, June 4, 1801

Christopher Sly (Taming of the Shrew), c1870. Artist: Charles W Sharpe
Christopher Sly (Taming of the Shrew), c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]

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

Mock funeral procession in St Giles, London, 1751

Drink gets the better of a young man, USA, 1933. A staged photograph during the Prohibition era in the United States

The Drunkard. Private Collection

An Oath Of Temperance. The Temperance Society, 1860. Private Collection

Teacher Drunkard, 1882. Artist: Muller, Anton Eduard (1853-1897)
Teacher Drunkard, 1882. Private Collection

I don t let in!, 1892. Artist: Makovsky, Vladimir Yegorovich (1846-1920)
I don t let in!, 1892. Found in the collection of the Museum of Russian Art, Kiev

On the first of the month. Artist: Koshelev, Nikolai Andreyevich (1840-1918)
On the first of the month. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Morning Hangover, End of 19th cen Artist: Zhuravlev, Firs Sergeevich (1836-1901)
Morning Hangover, End of 19th cen.. From a private collection

Dad, do not drink, 1929. Artist: Bulanov, Dmitry Anatolyevich (1898-1942)
Dad, do not drink, 1929. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Every River Begins from a Small Stream, and Drunkenness From a Small Glass, 1929. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

The Consecration of the Vodka Shop, 1904. Artist: Orlow, Nikolai Vasilievich (1863-1924)
The Consecration of the Vodka Shop, 1904. From a private collection

Charles I. in the Guard-Room, 1886. Artist: Herbert K Bourne
Charles I. in the Guard-Room, 1886. Insulted by the Soldiers of Cromwell. January 27th, 1649

A long way from Mr. Berry Walls flowing cravats, c1927, (1927). From A Book About Paris by George and Pearl Adam. [Jonathan Cape, London, 1927]

Summer at The Pines, c1909, (1934). The Pines, 11 Putney Hill, Putney, the home of Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832-1914) an English critic and poet, seen in the lower window

The Drinkers, c1927. Artist: Rudolf Schiestl
The Drinkers, c1927. From The Studio Volume 93. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1927]

Paul Verlaine, (Usher in Private School at Bournemouth)
Paul Verlaine, (Usher in Private School at Bournemouth, 1877-1878), 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Notes by William Hogarth, c1751. Artist: William Hogarth
Notes by William Hogarth, c1751. Notes on his intentions in designing the prints of Beer Street of Gin Lane and of The Four Stages of Cruelty, published in 1751

Japanese Netsuke of Two Shojo, Drunkards, Edo Period, 18th century. Artist: Gyoku-un
Japanese Netsuke of Two Shojo, Drunkards, Edo Period, 18th century. Signed Gyoku-Un

Japanese Netsuke of two drunkards, 18th century. Artist: Gyoku-un
Japanese Netsuke of two Shujo (drunkards), signed Gyoku-un, 18th century

Statuette of a drunken Hercules from the Roman town of Herculaneum
Statuette of a drunken Hercules from the House of the Stags in Herculaneum

Defiant Definition, 1872. This cartoon illustrates a common difference of opinion on what exactly represents enough. From Punch, or the London Charivari, August 17, 1872

The Conscience Clause, 1872. A father bemoans the fact that his son, having attended school for a day, began to pass on the lecture about the evils of drink

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