Alcoholism Collection

HOGARTH: GIN LANE. Beer Street and Gin Lane. Steel engraving, c1860, after the original by William Hogarth (1697-1764)

HOGARTH: BEER STREET. Beer Street and Gin Lane. Steel engraving, c1860, after the original by William Hogarth

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1887. Devils Toboggan Slide. Temperance broadsheet published, 1887, at Kalamazoo, Michigan

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

A Man Loaded with Mischief, or Matrimony, c. 1766 (colour etching)
XCF290992 A Man Loaded with Mischief, or Matrimony, c.1766 (colour etching) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: subtitled A Monkey, A Magpie and Wife)

Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire
Aerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women

Guiltcross Union Workhouse, Kenninghall, Norfolk
The Guiltcross Union Workhouse, designed by William Thorold, was erected in 1836-7 at Kenninghall, Norfolk. After its closure in 1902 the site was acquired by the Rev Harold Burden

Absinthe
Allegory on the dangers of drinking Absinthe

The dram drinker
A scruffy dram drinker keenly slurps on a glass of gin at one of Londons many gin palaces; the engraving accompanies an article highlighting the depravity of the gin palace in Victorian society

Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 3927271 and 324488)
MAN198054 Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 3927271 and 324488) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 137x197.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

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

Irish Drunk Pat and his drinking logic
Tourist - " I say Pat, why do you always take beer and whiskey Mixed?" Pat - " Shure, yer Anner, if oi dhrink beer oi get full before oi m dhrunk

Daddys In There... American cartoon from a broadside published by the Anti-Saloon League, c1917
TEMPERANCE CARTOON, c1917. Daddys In There.... American cartoon from a broadside published by the Anti-Saloon League, c1917, highlighting children as the ultimate victims of alcohol abuse

Deacon Giless Distillery temperance cartoon, 1830s
" Bringing back the rum, " temperance cartoon showing liquor barrels labeled with forms of death, Salem, Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut from an 1830s temperance pamphlet

Drunk man amazed his tankard contains beer and not coffee
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a very drunk man amazed that his tankard contained beer and not coffee

Liver tissue cirrhosis, light micrograph
Liver cirrhosis. Light micrograph of a section through liver tissue showing cirrhosis. This is a condition where the liver responds to the injury or death of some of its cells by producing

Drunk Hercules. Sculpture of the House of Deers, 5th century BC - 1st century AD
LRI4595992 Drunk Hercules. Sculpture of the House of Deers, 5th century BC - 1st century AD by Roman; Herculaneum, Naples, Campania

Alcoholism: mottos of the week (chromolitho)
5996072 Alcoholism: mottos of the week (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcoholism: mottos of the week)

The Brilliants, 1801 (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF271074 The Brilliants, 1801 (litho) (b/w photo) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Returning from Brookss, 1784 (colour etching)
XCF290978 Returning from Brooks s, 1784 (colour etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: the Prince of Wales)

The remains of the feast, 1885 (engraving)
AIS5378643 The remains of the feast, 1885 (engraving); (add.info.: A little boy finishes the glasses of champagne.); © Iberfoto.

A scene from Jules Verne's novel "Around the World in 80 Days": Pasetout is drunk
7291200 A scene from Jules Verne's novel "Around the World in 80 Days": Pasetout is drunk, greyed up by a police officer in Hong Kong; Private Collection; (add.info)

The morning after the Saint Firmin Festival, New York 1875 (engraving)
8679737 The morning after the Saint Firmin Festival, New York 1875 (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900); 15,6x11,6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The morning after the Saint Firmin Festival)

Illustration by Andre Gill (1840-1885) of Henry Murger's book "The Life of Boheme"
PCT4270381 Illustration by Andre Gill (1840-1885) of Henry Murger's book "The Life of Boheme". Three companions leave in bamboche for a night of fun and libations (drinking)

The National Guards in the Guards, drinking with the cantiniere, liquor dealer and playing cards, smoking the pipe
FLO4718613 The National Guards in the Guards, drinking with the cantiniere, liquor dealer and playing cards, smoking the pipe, some are asleep - Eau forte after an illustration by Victor Auver

France: Fantasy photography showing an actor posing in a boheme tramp Drunk, 1900
LUX4726656 France: Fantasy photography showing an actor posing in a boheme tramp Drunk, 1900; (add.info.: France: Fantasy photography showing an actor posing in a boheme tramp Drunk)

Drunken farmer Jones buying the entire stock of wooden tools from old squinty-eyed Nan
FLO4718005 Drunken farmer Jones buying the entire stock of wooden tools from old squinty-eyed Nan. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Hodge and Roaf accuse each other of leaving a pot of piss in place of a jug of ale
FLO4718072 Hodge and Roaf accuse each other of leaving a pot of piss in place of a jug of ale. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier)

Dr. Wall treating a patient suffering from a hangover. Tom Echo laid up with the Headington Fever or an Oxonian very
FLO4618946 Dr. Wall treating a patient suffering from a hangover. Tom Echo laid up with the Headington Fever or an Oxonian very near the wall

Drunken men walking home, 1850
3478082 Drunken men walking home, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting drunken men walking home. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A sailor drinking, 1850
3478408 A sailor drinking, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a sailor drinking. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Men drinking in both a parlour and cellar, 1850
3478391 Men drinking in both a parlour and cellar, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting men drinking in both a parlour and cellar)

A drunken man returning home to his wife, 1850
3478079 A drunken man returning home to his wife, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a drunken man returning home to his wife. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A drunken man walking home, 1850
3478077 A drunken man walking home, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a drunken man walking home. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Two drunken men, 1850
3478740 Two drunken men, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of two drunken men. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A drunkard being visited by death
3478600 A drunkard being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a drunkard being visited by 'Death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

First World War: Patriotic map showing a young Alsatian enniving a German soldier while her little brother steals
LUX4744632 First World War: Patriotic map showing a young Alsatian enniving a German soldier while her little brother steals the soldier's weapon to kill him and titled Little Heros

Letter V: distribution of wine. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209472 Letter V: distribution of wine. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Halt it! , publisher, Paris, around 1916

Noah's drunkenness (low relief)
BEN5471501 Noah's drunkenness (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Noah's drunkenness)

A cartoon depicting a tipsy gentleman on his way home, 19th century
5311234 A cartoon depicting a tipsy gentleman on his way home, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a man entering a public-house, 19th century
5310986 An engraving depicting a man entering a public-house, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1869); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A cartoon depicting a drunken mate who is confronted by a Customs Officer, 19th century
5310757 A cartoon depicting a drunken mate who is confronted by a Customs Officer, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1873); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cartoon commenting on the cheapness and availability of gin, 19th century
5308987 Cartoon commenting on the cheapness and availability of gin, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the cheapness and availability of gin)

Samson and Delilah, c.1910 (chromolithograph)
7293352 Samson and Delilah, c.1910 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Religion. Bible. Old Testament. While Samson is drunk Delilah cut his hai)

Yeddart and Hodge in a jealous fight over a pot of ale. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical
FLO4718061 Yeddart and Hodge in a jealous fight over a pot of ale. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Two drunks at a table, one raising a glass of wine to his inebriated, sleeping companion
FLO4717914 Two drunks at a table, one raising a glass of wine to his inebriated, sleeping companion. On the table a letter from Lord Bute

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 75, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874617 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 75, Satirique en N & B, 1906_9_2: Le sainte resistance (Cures-apaches sur pied de guerre) - Anticlericalism, Modernite

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 102, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874791 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 102, Satirique en Couleurs, 1907_3_10: Cover drawing - Anticlericalism - Bombance/Gourmandise, Lust

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"Exploring the Dark Depths of Alcoholism: A Historical Perspective" In Hogarth's iconic engravings, "Gin Lane" and "Beer Street, " we witness the destructive power in 18th-century London. These images serve as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences that excessive drinking can have on individuals and society. The Temperance Movement of 1887 sought to combat this menace with their chilling broadsheet titled "Devils Toboggan Slide. " This powerful visual depicted the downward spiral into despair that awaited those who succumbed to alcohol addiction. Even in earlier times, satirical cartoons like "A Man Loaded with Mischief, or Matrimony" highlighted how alcohol abuse could lead to ruinous decisions and broken relationships. Institutions such as Brockhall Hospital and Guiltcross Union Workhouse emerged to provide care for those suffering from the grips of addiction. One notorious drink associated with alcoholism is absinthe. Its allure was captured in late 19th-century Victorian gin houses, where patrons sought solace amidst their struggles. However, these establishments often became breeding grounds for further misery. Children were not spared from the ravages of alcohol abuse either. The heart-wrenching American cartoon published by the Anti-Saloon League in 1917 emphasized how innocent lives were shattered due to parental addiction – a poignant reminder that alcoholism affects entire families. In an attempt to sway public opinion against excessive drinking, Deacon Giles's Distillery released temperance cartoons during the 1830s. These illustrations aimed to expose the dark underbelly of liquor production and consumption while advocating for sobriety. As we reflect on these historical depictions, it becomes clear that combating alcoholism requires collective effort. Let us remember these mottos from chromolithographs: "Choose Life over Liquor, " "Sobriety Strengthens Society, " and "Break Free from Booze.