George Cruikshank; Publisher: Frederick Arnold, London

An execution sweeps off the greater part of their furniture: They comfort themselves with the bottle.

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 1847

#46757

Fearful quarrels, and brutal violence, are the natural consequences of the frequent use of the bottle.

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 1847

#46759

He is discharged from his employment for drunkeness: They pawn their clothes to supply the bottle.

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 1847

#46749

The bottle is brought out for the first time. The husband induces his wife just to take a drop.

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 1847

#46750

The Husband, in a State of Furious Drunkenness, Kills His Wife with the Instrument of All Their Misery.

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 1847

#46754

Unable to obtain employment, they are driven by poverty into the streets to beg and by this means they still supply the bottle.

Minneapolis Institute of Art · 1847

#46758