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Bottles

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Images about Bottles

69 images from works
  • Three women in a gin shop divert the landlady's attention while a match boy steals her money. Mezzotint, c. 1765.
  • Most companies give you free vials when you purchase an autosampler... : BIG DEAL! : Phase Separations will give you a free autosampler when you purchase our vials! / Phase Separations Ltd.
  • A drunken man sits at home with his family who must pawn their clothes to pay for his habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • A man leans over a seated woman who holds a glass and bottle in either hand. Mezzotint by J. Smith, 1702, after E. van Heemskerk.
  • Most companies give you free vials when you purchase an autosampler... : BIG DEAL! : Phase Separations will give you a free autosampler when you purchase our vials! / Phase Separations Ltd.
  • Most companies give you free vials when you purchase an autosampler... : BIG DEAL! : Phase Separations will give you a free autosampler when you purchase our vials! / Phase Separations Ltd.
  • A drunken man fights with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Six fashionable young men after a drinking session, all with girls in their arms. Engraving, c. 1796.
  • Indian fortune-teller with client. Gouache drawing.
  • A putto pours a phial into a dragon's mouth, pumping a bellows with his other hand; representing the fixing of volatile matter in the alchemical process. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
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    A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.

    Unger, William, 1837-1932. | Reference: 37987i
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    A surgeon lancing a grimacing man's shoulder. Engraving by J. Coelemans, 1703, after D. Teniers, the younger, 1678.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690. | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 22498i
    Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'après les tableaux des peintres les plus célèbres d'Italie, des Pays-Bas et de France, qui sont à Aix dans le cabinet de M. Boyer d'Aguilles
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    A queen dressed in blue, representing mercury, in a crowned alchemical flask. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.

    Ibbs, Edith A. | Date: 1900-1909 | Reference: 38826i
    Part of: Splendor solis
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    Conical flask with black liquid

    Adrian Wressell, Heart of England NHS FT
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    A drunken man is arrested for killing his wife. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1847 | Reference: 25970i
    Part of: The bottle
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Related topics

Alcoholics
Alcoholism
Infants
Alcohol Drinking
Drinking glasses
Family
House furnishings
Crowns
Drinking vessels
Poverty

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