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Peruvian bark tree plantations in the Neilgherry Hills, India..., 1862. Creator: UnknownPeruvian bark tree plantations in the Neilgherry Hills, India: Sir William Denison, Governor of Madras, planting the first tree in a new plantation, 1862. 'Mr
Passant la revue des fumeurs d'opium, 1858. Creator: Honore DaumierPassant la revue des fumeurs d'opium, 1858. (Histoire de faire aller le commerce). Making a review of opium smokers. (History of encouraging trade)
Chirurgia, 1497. Creator: Johann GruningerChirurgia, 1497. Illustration from "Das buch der cirurgia" (The book of surgery) by German surgeon Hieronymus Brunschwig
Shiva and His Family, early 19th century. Creator: UnknownShiva and His Family, early 19th century. The Hindu god Shiva, surrounded by his family, is both an ascetic practitioner of yoga (a yogi) and a loving husband and father
Foot-race at Canton by Coolies of the Military Train - sketched by our special artist and... 1858. Creator: UnknownFoot-race at Canton by Coolies of the Military Train - sketched by our special artist and correspondent, 1858. On the Queen's birthday the English at Canton had a review in the morning
Self-portrait under the influence of hashish, ca 1842-1845. Creator: Baudelaire, Charles (1821-1867)Self-portrait under the influence of hashish, ca 1842-1845. Private Collection
Fonctionnaires chinois veillant au salut de l'empire!, 1859. Creator: Honore DaumierFonctionnaires chinois veillant au salut de l'empire!, 1859. Chinese officials ensuring the salvation of the empire! (The Opium Wars arose from China's attempts to suppress the opium trade)
Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Creator: UnknownOpium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Fig. 4. Having disposed of his costly garments, the victim next sells his furniture
Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Creator: UnknownOpium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Fig 1....two partners in an opium firm superintending the operations of their workmen...Fig
O Plaisir de l'opium que tu me ravis!... 1844. Creator: Honore DaumierO Plaisir de l'opium que tu me ravis!... 1844. O plaisir de l'opium, que tu me ravis!...il me semble que j'habite l'Orient...du reste
Sketches from China - Chinese Opium-smokers, 1858. Creator: UnknownSketches from China - Chinese Opium-smokers, 1858. Note woman on right with bound feet. The rooms where the Chinese sit and smoke opium are surrounded by wooden couches
The new clipper steam-ship "Ly-ee-moon", built for the opium trade, 1860. Creator: UnknownThe new clipper steam-ship "Ly-ee-moon", built for the opium trade, 1860. This beautiful vessel, which on her trial-trip attained the extraordinary speed of nearly seventeen knots per hour
A Swinging Festival in India, 1857. Creator: UnknownA Swinging Festival in India, 1857....the infatuated native who was to be swung came in, amid the beating of Indian drums and the shouts of the people
Old, skinny Chinese (opium smoker?) sitting on a sidewalk in Batavia, 1846. Creator: Ernest Alfred HardouinOld, skinny Chinese (opium smoker?) sitting on a sidewalk in Batavia, 1846
Vous ne prenez rien?, 19th century. Creator: Honore DaumierVous ne prenez rien?, 19th century. Parisian Sketches - You don't take anything?
The opium fiend, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906. Creator: Arnold GentheThe opium fiend, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906
'Beecham's Pills, 1891. Creator: Unknown'Beecham's Pills, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891
The Morphine Addict, 1897. Creator: Grasset, Eugène (1841-1917)The Morphine Addict, 1897. Private Collection
Viscount Jocelyn, M.P. for Lyme Regis, 1850. Creator: UnknownViscount Jocelyn, M.P. for Lyme Regis, 1850. Portrait after a miniature by Sir W. Ross. Jocelyn...sailed with the despatches from Canton; and...wrote an account...under the title of "Six Months
Drought farmers line the shady side of the main street of the town, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought farmers line the shady side of the main street on the town while their crops burn up in the fields. "Hello Bill, when's it gonna rain?"
Lunchtime for these Georgia peach pickers, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeLunchtime for these Georgia peach pickers. They earn seventy-five cents a day in the orchards. Muscella, Georgia
Restless Nights, from Puck, n.d. Creator: Joseph KepplerRestless Nights, from Puck, n.d
The late Heinrich Heine, 1856. Creator: UnknownThe late Heinrich Heine, 1856. German poet. Although for eight years he has been reported in a dying condition, his activity has never ceased...Even his lengthened illness had given a new impulse to
Malay Opium-smokers; A Visit to Borneo, 1875. Creator: A. M. CameronMalay Opium-smokers; A Visit to Borneo, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C
Dairy barn, between Tulare and Fresno, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeBetween Tulare and Fresno, California. Dairy barn. [Painted advertisement: Makes Redder Blood - Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery ]
Possibly: Boardinghouse, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Boardinghouse, Alabama]. [Signs: Soda; Candy; Drugs; Cigars; Coca-Cola; Greensboro Drug Co. ]
Fireplace in Frank Tengles home, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker EvansFireplace in Frank Tengles home. Hale County, Alabama. [Advertisements for Progressive Farmer and Southern Ruralist magazine; 666 remedy for head or chest colds ; Alka-Seltzer; Thedfords
Front of Kwan-Yin Temple, Hong-Kong; A Mendicant Priest; A Street in Hong-Kong; Opium-Smoking in a Restaurant, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl
A Whiff of the Opium Pipe at Home; After Dinner; Reading for Honours; The Toilet, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. x from the album " illustrations of china and its people
The Preparation of Theriac in Venice, for the "Chinea"Festival, 1773The Preparation of Theriac in Venice, for the " Chinea" Festival, 1773
The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1773: The Preparation of Theriac in Venice, 1773
Morphine Addicts (Morphinomanes), 1887. Creator: Paul Albert BesnardMorphine Addicts (Morphinomanes), 1887
Jason, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644
The Chinese in New York - Scene in a Baxter Street Club-House (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVIII), March 7, 1874
Lock on the Understanding, Heavy Wet, etc. 1832. Creator: David Claypoole JohnstonLock on the Understanding, Heavy Wet, etc. 1832
Opium smoker, 1867. Creator: William Thomas SaundersOpium smoker, 1867
[Opium Smokers], 1870s. Creator: Pun-Lun[Opium Smokers], 1870s
Asile Imperiale de Vincennes, la pharmacie, 1858-59. Creator: Charles NegreAsile Imperiale de Vincennes, la pharmacie, 1858-59
School for Modern Romans, May 10, 1802. May 10, 1802. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonSchool for Modern Romans, May 10, 1802
A Friendly Visit, April 16, 1814. April 16, 1814. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonA Friendly Visit, April 16, 1814
Malavakusika Raga... from a Dispersed Ragmala Series (Garland of Musical Modes), early 17th centMalavakusika Raga: Page from a Dispersed Ragmala Series (Garland of Musical Modes), early 17th century
Li-Soe-Nie - man smoking opium, Magalang, Java, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm AllersLi-Soe-Nie - man smoking opium, Magalang, Java, 1898. Portrait of a man with an opium pipe. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers
Opium Smoking - The Lascars Room in Edwin Drood, 1872. Creator: Gustave DoréOpium Smoking-The Lascars Room in Edwin Drood", 1872. Limehouse and Pennyfields had opium-smoking and gambling rooms
Scarron, (c1610- 1660), 1830. Creator: UnknownScarron, (c1610- 1660), 1830. Paul Scarron (c1610- 1660) French poet, dramatist and libertine novelist born in Paris. First husband of Francoise d Aubigne who secretly married King Louis XIV of
John Keats, 1821, (c1876). Creator: UnknownJohn Keats, 1821, (c1876). John Keats (1795-1821), English Romantic poet on his deathbed with tuberculosis aged 25, sedated with laudanum and opium. Keats moved to Hampstead in April 1817
Femme Fumant De L Opium, (Woman Smoking Opium), 1900. Creator: UnknownFemme Fumant De L Opium, (Woman Smoking Opium), 1900.. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]
Isabella Anson, 1840. Creator: Richard James LaneIsabella Anson, 1840. The Honourable Mrs Anson - died 1858, from taking poison by mistake. Portrait of Isabella Elizabeth Annabella Anson (nee Forester, 1805-1858), wife of George Anson
Greek Ornament: Bands or borders in dark on light and light on dark colours, pubGreek Ornament: Bands or borders in dark on light and light on dark colours, plate II from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentalist, published 1892 (colour lithograph)