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Tobacco pipes

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  • A man cuts his finger with a knife; representing the sense of touch. Pen drawing by A. Overlaet, 1761, after D. Teniers.
  • A monster representing an influenza virus hitting a man over the head as he sits in his armchair. Pen and ink drawing by E. Noble, c. 1918.
  • A woman smoking a pipe and holding a drinking glass. Etching.
  • Five men gather round a table to play cards, drink and smoke in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by J. Goldar after D. Teniers, the younger.
  • Egypt: a street with a man smoking and riding a camel. Chromolithograph after C. F. H. Werner, 1873.
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    Three men sit smoking at a barrel-table in a dingy smoke-filled den, others play cards. Engraving by R. Cooper, c. 1813, after J.(?) W. Strutt after D. Teniers the younger.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690. | Date: 1 November 1813 | Reference: 24833i
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    Two men play cards at a table as others watch, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1771, after D. Teniers the younger.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690. | Date: Publish'd 23 Dec.r 1771 | Reference: 24736i
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    A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

    Ostade, Adriaen van, 1610-1685. | Reference: 24714i
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    A man sits smoking by a fireplace with a jug on the floor beside him. Engraving, c. 1825.

    | Date: 1 September 1825 | Reference: 24845i
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    The interior of a dingy smoke den where groups of men smoke, drink and play cards. Engraving by F. del Pedro, 18th century, after a painting by D. Teniers, the younger.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690. | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 24726i
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