Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William HogarthGin Lane, 1751.The scene is the St Giles slums. A child falls to its death from the arms of its drunk mother who sits with ulcerated legs. A skeletal figure holds an empty glass
Down to the Dregs, 1880 (c1902)Down to the Dregs, 1880, (c1902). Artist, John Seymour Lucas. A man in 17th century dress drains a tankard of beer. From The Nations Pictures
Revelling with Harlots, plate III of A Rakes Progress, 1735. Tom Rakewell and a companion consorting with harlots in a tavern
The Gin Shop, 1829The Gin Shop, pub. 1829 (hand coloured engraving)
Horse drawn vehicles and barrows in Borough High Street, London, 1904Horse drawn vehicles, barrows and shop fronts, 309-317 Borough High Street, London, 1904. Men and boys wait with barrows and horse-drawn carts
The Mitre tavern, London, 1926-1927. Artist: PatersonThe Mitre tavern, London, 1926-1927. The Mitre lies between Ely Place and Hatton Garden. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London)
An Advertisement For Wills Coffee House c. 1700, (1944). Creator: UnknownAn Advertisement For Wills Coffee House c.1700, (1944). A trade card advertising Wills Best Coffee Powder at Manwarings Coffee House in Falcon Court over against St Dunstans Church in Fleet Street
Beer Street, 1751. Artist: William HogarthBeer Street, 1751. Working people enjoying a tankard of beer outside the Barley Mow public house. The figures include two women with baskets of fish and a butcher holding a joint of meat
Sloppy Joes Bar, Havana, Cuba, 1951. The world famous Sloppy Joes welcomed tourists for over four decades, and offered over 80 cocktails in addition to the bars own brand of 12 year old rum
Skinning the Lamb, c1910. An American cartoon depicting three African American men playing cards. Two of the men are skinning or fleecing the third. The barman looks on with a knowing smile
Victorian gin house, 19th century (late 19th or early 20th century)
Return from China, Arrival of repatriate, Toulon, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 23rd June 1901
Gin Lane, February 1, 1751. Creator: William HogarthGin Lane, February 1, 1751
A Cribbage Party in St. Giless Disturbed By A Press Gang, October 26, 1787
The Bruiser, August 1, 1763. August 1, 1763. Creator: William HogarthThe Bruiser, August 1, 1763
Mars and Venus United by Love, 1570s. Creator: Paolo VeroneseMars and Venus United by Love, 1570s
The Dissolute Household, ca. 1663-64. Creator: Jan SteenThe Dissolute Household, ca. 1663-64
Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798, (1947). Creator: William HollandLloyds Coffee House, London, 1798, (1947). Interior of the Lloyds Coffee House in Lombard Street in the City of London. Lloyds became a meeting place for merchants and shipowners
The Little Father, 1897. Creator: Jean Baptiste GuthThe Little Father, 1897. Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918), raising a toast. Published in Vanity Fair, 21 October 1897
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Artist: Max BeerbohmSamuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)
Wassailing apple trees with hot cider in Devonshire on twelfth eve, 1861. A print from The Illustrated London News, (12 January 1861)
The Peasant Dance, 1568-1569. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the ElderThe Peasant Dance, 1568-1569. The opening of a kermesse (village fair), with a traditional dance performed by two couples. From the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
The Hoffman House Bar, New York, USA, 1900s
Chelsea Pensioners with black jacks, London, c1901 (1901)Chelsea Pensioners with Black Jacks, London, c1901 (1901). Pensioners at The Royal Chelsea hospital with two 5 gallon black jacks
Flagon, 1765 / 80. Creator: Attributed to William WillFlagon, 1765/80. Attributed to William Will
September - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean ColombeSeptember - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Septembre - the Chateau de Saumur. Grape harvest in the vineyards: people gather grapes in baskets, donkeys carry them in panniers
A common council beast, returning from a turtle feast, c1775. A drunken common councilman is escorted home by two watchmen
The Bottle, 1847. Artist: George CruikshankThe Bottle, 1847; showing an interior domestic scene with the father sitting in front of the fire smoking having been discharged from his employment because of his drunkeness
Vintners in an ale house, 1642. From a broadsheet titled Health to All
Lyons Maid Drinka Winta Pinta promotional dance, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. In the days before television occupied the corner of every living room
A Christmas Dinner on the Heights before Sevastopol, 1855. Artist: William SimpsonA Christmas Dinner on the Heights before Sevastopol, 1855. Troops celebrating Christmas during the Crimean War. Found in the collection of the State Museum of the Defence of Sevastopol 1854-1855
Join the red forces to get a better life, 1921. Artist: Vladimir MayakovskyJoin the red forces to get a better life, 1921
Dionysius in a sailing boat surrounded by dolphins, Ancient Greek dish (Krater), 530 BC. The boat is carrying a cargo of grapevines. Dionysius was the Ancient Greek god of wine
Tilly in Rothenburg, 1631, (1936). Creator: UnknownTilly in Rothenburg, 1631, (1936). Woman pleading with Count Tilly in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany. Catholic commander Johann Tserclaes
Everyone Knows Sloppy Joes Bar at Havana, c1950s. Creator: Grace LineEveryone Knows Sloppy Joes Bar at Havana, c1950s. The world-famous Sloppy Joes at Havana in Cuba welcomed tourists for over four decades
Kennington, from the Green, 1780, (c1878). Creator: UnknownKennington, from the Green, 1780, (c1878). Dray-horse and cart with beer barrels outside a tavern in the village of Kennington, (now part of south London)
The Gin Palace, c1900. Artist: George CruikshankThe Gin Palace, c1900. An illustration for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]
Bacchus, 1638-1640. Artist: Peter Paul RubensBacchus, 1638-1640. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
The Last Supper, 1803. Artist: Michael KockThe Last Supper, 1803. A copy of the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the 1490s
Bacchus surrounded by Putti, a statue of Priapus at right, 1530-60
Charlie Rouse Quartet, London, 1961. Creator: Brian FoskettCharlie Rouse Quartet, London, 1961
Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin, Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet)... A.H. 931 / AFarhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin, Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25
The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, 1828. Creator: Tani BunchoThe Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, 1828
The Holy Family, possibly 1527-33. Creator: Workshop of Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca)The Holy Family, possibly 1527-33
The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, ca. 1780-90. Creator: UnknownThe Churning of the Ocean of Milk, ca. 1780-90. At the time of the great deluge aeons ago, many treasures-- including amrita, the nectar of immortality--were lost beneath the primordial ocean
The Man with the Load of Mischief, 18th century, (1943). Creator: William HogarthThe Man with the Load of Mischief, 18th century, (1943). A man with a chain and padlock round his neck, carrying a " load of mischief" : a woman holding a glass of gin rides on his back
The Wine Commission, mid 19th century. Creator: AH PayneThe Wine Commission, mid 19th century. Men seated round barrels in a cellar, tasting wine. Engraving after a painting
Die Kellnerin, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl SpitzwegDie Kellnerin, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). The waitress. Barmaid carrying steins of beer. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"
