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Images referencing Tankards

43 images from works
  • A drunken scene in a gin shop with children being given alcohol. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • A man with tankard in hand leans by a window. Mezzotint, early 19th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.
  • A triumphant American slave woman representing quassia (ingredient in acoholic drinks) is carried aloft by two brewers; representing the outcry against a tax on private brewing (?). Etching by J. Gillray, 1806.
  • Five ornate German drinking vessels. Engraving by F. Fairholt, 19th century, after himself.
  • An old man sits content with a glass in one hand and a tankard in the other. Engraving by F.A. David, 1774, after A. van Ostade.
  • A drunken street brawl between four young colporteurs and a man, with two accompanying couplets. Etching, 16th century (?).
  • A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.
  • A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving by T. Cook, c. 1800, after W. Hogarth.
  • A society lunch with patrons playing dice, smoking and drinking. Lithograph by R. Leitner, mid-19th century, after D. Teniers.
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Works from the collections

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    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.

    David Teniers the Younger | Reference: 26831i
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    A love-sick gentleman being advised by another to drink wine: a drinking song. Engraving and etching, 17--.

    Vincent, Richard, approximately 1701?-1783. | Reference: 26268i
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    Five ornate German drinking vessels. Engraving by F. Fairholt, 19th century, after himself.

    Frederick William Fairholt | Reference: 25769i
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    A society lunch with patrons playing dice, smoking and drinking. Lithograph by R. Leitner, mid-19th century, after D. Teniers.

    David Teniers the Younger | Reference: 25445i
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    A figure composed of barrels batters the drooping head of a thistle; representing the forced resignation of Lord Melville following implications of malversation and the vote on Whitbread's motion. Aquatint by J. Sayer, 1805.

    James Sayers | Date: 26 June 1805 | Reference: 25936i
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Related topics

Alcohol Drinking
Drinking vessels
Alcoholism
Alcoholics
Hotels
Bars (Drinking establishments)
Taverns (Inns)
Alcoholic Beverages
Beer
Smoking Pipes

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