'The Bottle', 1847. Artist: George Cruikshank

'The Bottle', 1847. Artist: George Cruikshank

1-239-820 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'The Bottle', 1847; showing an interior domestic scene with the family possessions being repossessed as a result of money being squandered on alcohol. Ironically, the mother and father are sitting in front of the fire consolling themselves with a bottle of alcohol while the children are anxiously watching the family possessions being removed.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. George Cruikshank, attributed to: British: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist
After
  1. George Cruikshank: British: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist

Medium
  1. Woodcut

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Food & Drink

Society & Culture Family Life

Locations & Buildings Other

People Other

Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4831x3623
File Size : 51,278kb


Aliases

  1. 26619
  1. 0220003172
  1. 1-239-820
  1. 1239820
  1. 26619
  1. 3172
  1. A3

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