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Two men at a fireside table taking snuff; remarks on snuff-taking below. Coloured etching, c. 1825.

A street scene with a tall man offering snuff to a short, fat man. Coloured etching by W.P., 1827.

An old gentleman visitor offering snuff to an old woman at her fireside. Coloured lithograph by J. J. Chalon, c. 1821, after himself.

Five young women taking snuff. Stipple print after L. Boilly, ca. 1825.

Tobacco: an Irishman, a Scot and an English sailor smoke, take snuff and chew respectively. Coloured aquatint by Hunt, c. 1833, after W. Summers after C. J. Grant.

A young gentleman taking snuff. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, c. 1824, after M. W. Sharp.

A group of five heads; three men smoking tobacco and two women taking snuff. Coloured lithograph by F-S. Delpech, c. 1823, after L. Boilly.

Two pictures: a man sits by an empty barrel; a hooka and other smoking accessories. Wood-engravings.

A pretty girl and an old woman both taking snuff. Coloured stipple engraving after L. Boilly, ca. 1827.

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Two pictures: a man sits by an empty barrel; a hooka and other smoking accessories. Wood-engravings.

Five young women taking snuff. Stipple print after L. Boilly, ca. 1825.

A pretty girl and an old woman both taking snuff. Coloured stipple engraving after L. Boilly, ca. 1827.

An old gentleman visitor offering snuff to an old woman at her fireside. Coloured lithograph by J. J. Chalon, c. 1821, after himself.

Tobacco: an Irishman, a Scot and an English sailor smoke, take snuff and chew respectively. Coloured aquatint by Hunt, c. 1833, after W. Summers after C. J. Grant.