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The Drunkard's Children

Artist/Culture George Cruikshank (British, 1792–1878)

Date1848

Mediumglyphograph

Dimensions28.7 x 42.5 cm (11 5/16 x 16 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel B. Woodward

Object number1934.201

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The Drunkard's Home

The Drunkard's Home

George Cruikshank

1800s

The Bottle, Plate IV, "Unable to obtain emloyment, they are driven by poverty into the streets to beg, and by this means they still supply the bottle,"

The Bottle, Plate IV, "Unable to obtain emloyment, they are driven by poverty into the streets to beg, and by this means they still supply the bottle,"

George Cruikshank

1847

The Bottle, Plate VIII, "The Bottle had done its work,"

The Bottle, Plate VIII, "The Bottle had done its work,"

George Cruikshank

1847

The Bottle, Plate VII, The husband, in the state of furious drunkeness, kills his wife with the instrument of all their misery,"

The Bottle, Plate VII, The husband, in the state of furious drunkeness, kills his wife with the instrument of all their misery,"

George Cruikshank

1847

The Bottle, Plate V, "Cold, Misery, and want, destroy their youngest child: they console themselves with the bottle,"

The Bottle, Plate V, "Cold, Misery, and want, destroy their youngest child: they console themselves with the bottle,"

George Cruikshank

1847

The Bottle, Plate VI, "Fearful quarrels, and brutal violence, are the natural consequences of the frequent use of bottle,"

The Bottle, Plate VI, "Fearful quarrels, and brutal violence, are the natural consequences of the frequent use of bottle,"

George Cruikshank

1847

The Bottle, Plate II, "He is discharged from his employment for drunkeness:they pawn their clothes to supply the bottle,"

The Bottle, Plate II, "He is discharged from his employment for drunkeness:they pawn their clothes to supply the bottle,"

George Cruikshank

1800s

The Bottle, Plate III, "An execution sweeps off the greater portion of their furniture:they comfort themselves with the bottle,"

The Bottle, Plate III, "An execution sweeps off the greater portion of their furniture:they comfort themselves with the bottle,"

George Cruikshank

1847

The Drunkards Death

The Drunkards Death

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George Cruikshank

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Christ and the Children (Christ et les Enfants)

Georges Rouault

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