A maniacal man is visited in prison by his children, all ruined through his drinking habit. Reproduction of an etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.

  • George Cruikshank
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1847
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25972i
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A maniacal man is visited in prison by his children, all ruined through his drinking habit. Reproduction of an etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1847

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1 print : etching ; image 22 x 32.6 cm.

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The bottle. plate VIII. the bottle has done its work - it has destroyed the infant and the mother, the boy and the girl left destitute and thrown on the streets, and has left the father a hopeless maniac

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Wellcome Collection 25972i

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