Minneapolis Institute of Art
Unable to obtain employment, they are driven by poverty into the streets to beg and by this means they still supply the bottle.
George Cruikshank; Publisher: Frederick Arnold, LondonLinkedCulture matchlcp-9ac35ee3a1c4
- Date
- 1847
- Medium
- Glyphograph
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 46758
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England, Europe Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (21.59 x 32.7 cm) (sheet)
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Butler
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