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"Exploring the Depths of Drunkenness

Background imageDrunk Collection: Whisky besties - On the rocks

Whisky besties - On the rocks
Vertigo Artography

Background imageDrunk Collection: home alone

home alone
Michael Allmaier

Background imageDrunk Collection: Portrait, 1893. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Portrait, 1893. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Portrait, 1893. Gentleman in full beard, fitted with cigar and goggles. In the background four more gentlemen can be seen in the adjoining room

Background imageDrunk Collection: Footballer Paul Gascoigne - Gazza A worse for wear Paul Gascoigne is helped

Footballer Paul Gascoigne - Gazza A worse for wear Paul Gascoigne is helped from Walkers Nightclub in Low Friar Street, Newcastle after the footballer was punched unconscious

Background imageDrunk Collection: Sign of the Mischief

Sign of the Mischief
The Mischief Inn used to be situated on the south side of Oxford Street, London. Its sign depicted a man and his drunk shrewish wife, two apes, a pig and suspicious looking gin shops and pawnbrokers

Background imageDrunk Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, Drunk man in a bar, 19th Century

Victorian satirical cartoon, Drunk man in a bar, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on attractiveness of wealth, 19th Century. A wreck at the bar

Background imageDrunk Collection: Boozing (Illustration from Travels to the Great Duke of Muscovy)

Boozing (Illustration from Travels to the Great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia by Adam Ole Artist: Anonymous)
Boozing (Illustration from Travels to the Great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia by Adam Olearius). Private Collection

Background imageDrunk Collection: 7444556

7444556

Background imageDrunk Collection: Old Man Seated (The Drunken Lot?), c.1630-33 (pen, chalk & ink on paper)

Old Man Seated (The Drunken Lot?), c.1630-33 (pen, chalk & ink on paper)
7443769 Old Man Seated (The Drunken Lot?), c.1630-33 (pen, chalk & ink on paper) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); Stadel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (add.info.: By Rembrandt)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Dionysus seated on a throne

Dionysus seated on a throne
3780778 Dionysus seated on a throne by Roman (1st century AD); (add.info.: Dionysus seated on a throne. Fresco in a Pompeii house. From Prof. Dr)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Comic postcard, Husband after riotous night out Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Husband after riotous night out Date: 20th century

Background imageDrunk Collection: Comic postcard, Man with hangover sitting on bed Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with hangover sitting on bed Date: 20th century

Background imageDrunk Collection: Comic postcard, Drunk man speaks to woman in the street

Comic postcard, Drunk man speaks to woman in the street Date: 20th century

Background imageDrunk Collection: Comic postcard, Vicar and drunk woman in park

Comic postcard, Vicar and drunk woman in park Date: 20th century

Background imageDrunk Collection: Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 4 December 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September

Background imageDrunk Collection: Skegness is SO bracing - McGill parody of Hassall poster

Skegness is SO bracing - McGill parody of Hassall poster
Skegness is SO bracing - A Donald McGill parody of the famous Jolly Fisherman poster created by artist John Hassall in 1908 for the Great Northern Railway (GNR)

Background imageDrunk Collection: English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait

English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait painted, 19th century. Ruddle the artist smoking a pipe while painting Bragg seated on a saddle stand. Mr. Braggs equestrian portrait

Background imageDrunk Collection: Thomas Rowlandson, The Honeymoon

Thomas Rowlandson, The Honeymoon - When the old fool has drunk his wine, and gone to rest - I will be thine. circa 1816

Background imageDrunk Collection: The Faun (marble)

The Faun (marble)
SNM116088 The Faun (marble) by Sergel, Johan Tobias (1740-1814); 45x84 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; eSwedish National Art Museum; Swedish, out of copyright

Background imageDrunk Collection: Mondays amusements at a drinking dive, early 19th century (colour litho)

Mondays amusements at a drinking dive, early 19th century (colour litho)
CHT189357 Mondays amusements at a drinking dive, early 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageDrunk Collection: Bill Fraser, Reginald Beckwith and Leslie Phillips on the set of '

Bill Fraser, Reginald Beckwith and Leslie Phillips on the set of " Doctor in Love" at Pinewood Studios. This scene in a police station shows the character played by Reginald Beckwith being

Background imageDrunk Collection: Leslie Phillips, Reginald Beckwith and Bill Fraser on the set of '

Leslie Phillips, Reginald Beckwith and Bill Fraser on the set of " Doctor in Love" at Pinewood Studios. This scene in a police station shows the character played by Reginald Beckwith being

Background imageDrunk Collection: Woman with a drink problem February 1979 1970s

Woman with a drink problem February 1979 1970s

Background imageDrunk Collection: Oxo the bull flat out drunk after drinking 12 bottles of beer seen here with his owner

Oxo the bull flat out drunk after drinking 12 bottles of beer seen here with his owner Colin Newlove of Selley Bridge farm, Low Marishes, July 1977

Background imageDrunk Collection: Pierre the drunken Macaw slips over on the bar after one to many beak-fulls of beer

Pierre the drunken Macaw slips over on the bar after one to many beak-fulls of beer. 23rd July 1972

Background imageDrunk Collection: Night (The Four Times of Day), March 25, 1738. Creator: William Hogarth

Night (The Four Times of Day), March 25, 1738. Creator: William Hogarth
Night (The Four Times of Day), March 25, 1738

Background imageDrunk Collection: Humour now that I heard Cruikshank 19th century cartoon

Humour now that I heard Cruikshank 19th century cartoon
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated May 20th, 1828

Background imageDrunk Collection: Serving Punch, c. 1815-20 (pen & ink and w / c over pencil on paper)

Serving Punch, c. 1815-20 (pen & ink and w / c over pencil on paper)
XYC239818 Serving Punch, c.1815-20 (pen & ink and w/c over pencil on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 24.3x35.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English

Background imageDrunk Collection: Travelling Salesman failing to keep his expenses down

Travelling Salesman failing to keep his expenses down
A travelling Salesman (for Sweatem, Grand & Co.) is spectacularly failing to keep his expenses down! He is piling through the whiskey, occupying a private room

Background imageDrunk Collection: Southwark Fair By William Hogarth

Southwark Fair By William Hogarth
Vintage engraving of Southwark Fair By William Hogarth

Background imageDrunk Collection: Midnight Modern Conversation, by William Hogarth

Midnight Modern Conversation, by William Hogarth
Photo of an original engraving from the Works of William Hogarth published in 1833

Background imageDrunk Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon - On Drinking and a hangover

Victorian satirical cartoon - On Drinking and a hangover
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon. On Drinking and a hangover. Such pleasures quickly pass away. The Evening Red, The Morning Grey

Background imageDrunk Collection: Though Lost to Sight to Memory Dear, 1879. Artist: John Seymour Lucas

Though Lost to Sight to Memory Dear, 1879. Artist: John Seymour Lucas
Though Lost to Sight to Memory Dear, 1879. A print from The Graphic, 1879

Background imageDrunk Collection: Seeing the Drunkard Home, 1621-1638. Creator: Unknown

Seeing the Drunkard Home, 1621-1638. Creator: Unknown
Seeing the Drunkard Home, 1621-1638

Background imageDrunk Collection: Making Merry in a Farm Cottage, 1536-1635. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

Making Merry in a Farm Cottage, 1536-1635. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Making Merry in a Farm Cottage, 1536-1635

Background imageDrunk Collection: Est-il permis de revenir de Bercy dans un état pareil.. 1843. Creator: Honore Daumier

Est-il permis de revenir de Bercy dans un état pareil.. 1843. Creator: Honore Daumier
Est-il permis de revenir de Bercy dans un etat pareil.. 1843. - Est-il permis de revenir de Bercy dans un etat pareil...un homme etabli...que je suis malheureuse mon Dieu!

Background imageDrunk Collection: Ludvig Holberg's 'Jeppe pa Bjerget', act III, scene 3, 1811. Creator: CW Eckersberg

Ludvig Holberg's "Jeppe pa Bjerget", act III, scene 3, 1811. Creator: CW Eckersberg
Ludvig Holberg's "Jeppe pa Bjerget", act III, scene 3, 1811. Jeppe pa bjerget (Jeppe on the Hill; Or, The Transformed Peasant in English), was a comedy by Ludvig Holberg

Background imageDrunk Collection: All night drinker

All night drinker
Alex Lo

Background imageDrunk Collection: hangover

hangover
Michael Allmaier

Background imageDrunk Collection: Drunk young man unable to find the right (real!) keyhole

Drunk young man unable to find the right (real!) keyhole
Italian comic postcard - a young man (rather worse for wear) returns home after a posh (yet boozy) night out only to be befuddled by his less-than-pleased (but pretty cunning) wife

Background imageDrunk Collection: Cartoon, Jimmy Hopper, Drink to me only with thine eyes

Cartoon, Jimmy Hopper, Drink to me only with thine eyes Date: 1919

Background imageDrunk Collection: Christmas card, Pulcinella and Pierrot

Christmas card, Pulcinella and Pierrot
Christmas card, A Very Merry Christmas, Pulcinella and Pierrot getting drunk. Date: mid 19th century

Background imageDrunk Collection: Selim II (1524-1574). Ottoman sultan from 1566

Selim II (1524-1574). Ottoman sultan from 1566
Selim II (1524-1574). Also known as Selim the Blond or Selim he Drunk. Ottoman sultan from 1566. Engraving by Lemaitre, Masson and Lesueur

Background imageDrunk Collection: Judith and Holofernes, 1624, by Valentin de Boulogne

Judith and Holofernes, 1624, by Valentin de Boulogne
Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632). French Baroque painter. Judith and Holofernes, 1624. Oil on canvas. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta. Date: 2019

Background imageDrunk Collection: Comic Postcard - Surprise at return of sober husband

Comic Postcard - Surprise at return of sober husband
Comic Postcard - A housewife explaining her surprise to a Policeman that her husband has returned home sober - there MUST be something suspicious...!!! Date: circa 1910

Background imageDrunk Collection: Death pulls back a Drunkard's head and pours

Death pulls back a Drunkard's head and pours a flagon of red wine down his throat.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageDrunk Collection: Ann Spranger Barry as Sophonisba

Ann Spranger Barry as Sophonisba
ANN SPRANGER BARRY (1734 - 1801) the actress as Sophonisba in James Thomson's play of that name : she has just drunk (intentionally) a cup of poison and will shortly die, picturesquely. Date: 1778



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"Exploring the Depths of Drunkenness: A Historical Journey through Art and Satire" Step into the world of intoxication as we delve into the captivating artworks and satirical depictions that portray the concept of being "drunk. " From William Hogarth's iconic Gin Lane and Beer Street engravings to Roman statues showcasing a drunken Hercules, these visual masterpieces offer a glimpse into society's fascination with inebriation throughout history. In Hogarth's Gin Lane, created in 1751, we witness a grim portrayal of London's gin epidemic. The engraving depicts a scene filled with poverty, despair, and moral decay caused by excessive consumption of this spirit. On the other hand, Beer Street presents an alternative image where beer is celebrated as a healthier choice for socializing. These contrasting works serve as reminders of society's struggle to find balance between indulgence and moderation. Moving beyond Hogarth's artistry, we encounter various interpretations of drunkenness across different cultures and time periods. In ancient Rome, a statue portrays Hercules under the influence—a reminder that even legendary heroes can succumb to excesses. Meanwhile, satirical pieces like "His Masters Breath" mock those who indulge excessively while highlighting their folly. The theme continues in Casimiro Tomba’s Italian painting from the 19th century featuring a drunk warrior alongside a court jester—an intriguing juxtaposition that questions societal norms surrounding alcohol consumption. Similarly thought-provoking is Buster Keaton and Phyllis Barry’s comedic performance in Edward Sedgwicks' film "What. No Beer?" (1933), which humorously explores prohibition-era America. Even popular culture has not shied away from portraying drunkenness; Dulux Dog Drunk captures our attention with its unexpected twist on an iconic mascot. Additionally, "The Gin Shop" (1829) offers insight into how drinking establishments were depicted during this era—places where people sought solace or succumbed to their vices.