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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.
Metsu, Gabriel, 1629-1667.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 24842i
Part of: Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
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A drinking-horn (rhyton) in the form of the head of a deer. Engraving, 17--.
Date: [1787?]Reference: 2498906i
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Three men handing out wine from a high wooden structure to a drunken hoard clutching large jugs, etc. Aquatint, c. 1822.
Date: 1822Reference: 26923i
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"The Spree": men drinking and smoking in a tavern. Woodcut and letterpress, ca. 1800.
Date: 1800Reference: 26278i
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William Cobbett is joined by six drunkards who applaud his toast of "damnation to the House of Brunswick"; representing British parliamentary reform. Etching by J. Gillray, ca. 1809.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 29 September 1809Reference: 26481i
Part of: The life of William Cobbett, - written by himself
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Black jacks and leather bottells : being some account of leather drinking vessels in England and incidentally of other ancient vessels / by Oliver Baker ... with numerous illustrations by the author.
Baker, Oliver, 1856-1939.Date: [1921]
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Sketch of a rounded human figure and bottles and cups on a table
Polonsky, Rolanda, 1923-1996Date: c.1947-1988Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/126/74
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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An old man sits with his arm round a girl and plies her with drink as his wife watches through a window. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: [1747]Reference: 26801i
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A Dutch country tavern with a drinker being given encouragement, a group by the fire and a serving man chalking up orders. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1836, after D. Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: 1836Reference: 27008i
Part of: Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
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Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Mezzotint by J. Smith after T. Pembrooke.
Pembrooke, Thomas, approximately 1660–approximately 1690.Date: [1690?]Reference: 2846182i
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Bacchus with attendant satyrs sits drinking by a cave as Venus appears to him and offers him a cup of love. Engraving by J. Audran after A. Coypel, 1704.
Coypel, Antoine, 1661-1722.Date: [1704?]Reference: 26951i
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An old woman with a tankard in one hand taking a pinch of snuff. Coloured engraving, early 19th century.
Reference: 24976i
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Men and women in a dingy tavern smoking and drinking round a large barrel table. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after G. van Herp (?).
Herp, Guilliam van, 1614-1677.Reference: 26845i
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A drunken party with men smoking, sleeping and falling to the floor. Engraving by T. Cook, c. 1798, after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1 April 1798Reference: 26454i
Archives and manuscripts
"Le café"
Polonsky, Rolanda, 1923-1996Date: 1952Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/126/7
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A fiddler plays in a tavern with a family drinking at one table and others in the background. Engraving by Ryland after R. Brakenburg.
Brakenburg, Richard, 1650-1702.Date: 1 November 1830Reference: 26841i
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A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: patients taking afternoon tea, and a nurse waiting to collect a letter from a slow writer. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.
Ibels, Louise Catherine, 1891-1965.Date: 1916Reference: 24124i
Archives and manuscripts
Four drawings on a piece of folded paper.
Polonsky, Rolanda, 1923-1996Date: c.1947-1988Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/126/62
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Three men drinking in the light of a flame held by a boy. Aquatint by A. Bissell, c. 1800, after J. Trautmann.
Trautmann, Johann Georg, 1713-1769.Date: 1800Reference: 26783i
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A man sits outside a window to smoke and drink, his servant waits behind him. Stipple engraving by Sailliar, mid-18th century, after G. Dou.
Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675.Reference: 24840i
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A man sits by a barrel-table smoking his pipe, behind others play cards and a woman enters the room. Engraving by P. Chenu after D. Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 24720i
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An angel rescues Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness. Engraving by C. Simonneau after A. Sacchi.
Sacchi, Andrea, 1599?-1661.Date: [between 1729 and 1742]Reference: 2819199i
Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France.
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A Dutch man playing trictrac with dice; behind, a man smoking a pipe and another man. Engraving by J. Beauvarlet, ca. 1755, after A. van Ostade.
Ostade, Adriaen van, 1610-1685.Date: [1755?]Reference: 3043039i
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A cloud emerging from a flask, with inscriptions
Birch, Martin, 1935-1982Date: April 1972Reference: 2852670i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A baboon sitting on the ground with a smoking pipe and tankard. Etching with stipple by W. Panormo after himself.
Panormo, William, 1796-1867.Reference: 24877i

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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.

A drinking-horn (rhyton) in the form of the head of a deer. Engraving, 17--.

Three men handing out wine from a high wooden structure to a drunken hoard clutching large jugs, etc. Aquatint, c. 1822.

"The Spree": men drinking and smoking in a tavern. Woodcut and letterpress, ca. 1800.

William Cobbett is joined by six drunkards who applaud his toast of "damnation to the House of Brunswick"; representing British parliamentary reform. Etching by J. Gillray, ca. 1809.

Black jacks and leather bottells : being some account of leather drinking vessels in England and incidentally of other ancient vessels / by Oliver Baker ... with numerous illustrations by the author.

Sketch of a rounded human figure and bottles and cups on a table

An old man sits with his arm round a girl and plies her with drink as his wife watches through a window. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.

A Dutch country tavern with a drinker being given encouragement, a group by the fire and a serving man chalking up orders. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1836, after D. Teniers.

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Mezzotint by J. Smith after T. Pembrooke.

Bacchus with attendant satyrs sits drinking by a cave as Venus appears to him and offers him a cup of love. Engraving by J. Audran after A. Coypel, 1704.

An old woman with a tankard in one hand taking a pinch of snuff. Coloured engraving, early 19th century.

Men and women in a dingy tavern smoking and drinking round a large barrel table. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after G. van Herp (?).

A drunken party with men smoking, sleeping and falling to the floor. Engraving by T. Cook, c. 1798, after W. Hogarth.

"Le café"

A fiddler plays in a tavern with a family drinking at one table and others in the background. Engraving by Ryland after R. Brakenburg.

A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: patients taking afternoon tea, and a nurse waiting to collect a letter from a slow writer. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.

Four drawings on a piece of folded paper.

Three men drinking in the light of a flame held by a boy. Aquatint by A. Bissell, c. 1800, after J. Trautmann.

A man sits outside a window to smoke and drink, his servant waits behind him. Stipple engraving by Sailliar, mid-18th century, after G. Dou.

A man sits by a barrel-table smoking his pipe, behind others play cards and a woman enters the room. Engraving by P. Chenu after D. Teniers.

An angel rescues Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness. Engraving by C. Simonneau after A. Sacchi.

A Dutch man playing trictrac with dice; behind, a man smoking a pipe and another man. Engraving by J. Beauvarlet, ca. 1755, after A. van Ostade.

A cloud emerging from a flask, with inscriptions

A baboon sitting on the ground with a smoking pipe and tankard. Etching with stipple by W. Panormo after himself.