A woman smoking a pipe and holding a drinking glass. Etching.

Men smoking, drinking and singing in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by J. Goldar after E. van Heemskerk.

Five men sit smoking round a fireplace, another stands with his back to the fire. Mezzotint after A. van Ostade (?).

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.

A man sits at a table with a drink and discarded pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar after A. van Ostade (?).

A man sits smoking by a fireplace with a jug on the floor beside him. Engraving, c. 1825.

A man sits at a table preparing to smoke his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade.

A seated man smoking with a tankard on the table by his side. Procees print after P. Rajon, 1872, after J.L. Meissonier, 1858.

Two Dutch topers clasping a beer jug and smoking. Mezzotint, c. 1831, after D. Teniers, the younger.

A man sits by a fireplace lighting his pipe with an ember while a servant girl brings his drink. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after G. Metsu.

Two men at a table, one lights a pipe and the other stands holding a glass. Etching by D. Deuchar after A. van Ostade.

A man sits on a stool smoking a pipe, behind a man relieves himself against the wall. Engraving by P. Chenu, 1754, after D. Teniers.

The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

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.

A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

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Smoking - History

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Images about Smoking - History

Works from the collections

The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

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.

A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

A man sits smoking by a fireplace with a jug on the floor beside him. Engraving, c. 1825.

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.

Smoking - History

Images from the collections

Images about Smoking - History

Works from the collections

The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

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.

A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

A man sits smoking by a fireplace with a jug on the floor beside him. Engraving, c. 1825.

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.

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