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Drunk Collection (page 20)

"Exploring the Depths of Drunkenness

Background imageDrunk Collection: Sleeping woman in blue, 1903

Sleeping woman in blue, 1903
BAL67056 Sleeping woman in blue, 1903 by Somov, Konstantin Andreevic (1869-1939); 20x14.5 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageDrunk Collection: Promotional Calendar for Pfungst Freres Champagne, illustrating Bacchus seated on a

Promotional Calendar for Pfungst Freres Champagne, illustrating Bacchus seated on a
CHT189352 Promotional Calendar for Pfungst Freres Champagne, illustrating Bacchus seated on a barrel bearing the legend In Vino Veritas, 1897 (colour litho) by Beers

Background imageDrunk Collection: Duke Williams Ghost, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)

Duke Williams Ghost, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO193123 Duke Williams Ghost, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Background imageDrunk Collection: Les Deux Buveurs (oil on canvas)

Les Deux Buveurs (oil on canvas)
BRN198215 Les Deux Buveurs (oil on canvas) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Background imageDrunk Collection: God Save the King- in a bumper, or An Evening Scene Three Times a Week at Wimbleton

God Save the King- in a bumper, or An Evening Scene Three Times a Week at Wimbleton
NCO190419 God Save the King- in a bumper, or An Evening Scene Three Times a Week at Wimbleton, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Background imageDrunk Collection: Vices Overlook d in the New Proclamation, published by Hannah Humphrey

Vices Overlook d in the New Proclamation, published by Hannah Humphrey
NCO189718 Vices Overlook d in the New Proclamation, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Background imageDrunk Collection: The Feast of Reason, & the Flow of the Soul - i. e. The Wits of the Age

The Feast of Reason, & the Flow of the Soul - i. e. The Wits of the Age
NCO191732 The Feast of Reason, & the Flow of the Soul - i.e. The Wits of the Age, setting the Table in a Roar, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Background imageDrunk Collection: Twelfth Night, 17th century (oil on canvas)

Twelfth Night, 17th century (oil on canvas)
5888690 Twelfth Night, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Molenaer, Bartholomeus (1612-50); 54.5x82 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Traditionally Twelfth Night is celebrated on January 6th)

Background imageDrunk Collection: The Merry Drinkers, 1659 (oil on panel)

The Merry Drinkers, 1659 (oil on panel)
5863924 The Merry Drinkers, 1659 (oil on panel) by Ostade, Adriaen Jansz. van (1610-85); 30.4x25.2 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageDrunk Collection: Drunk hanging onto a lamppost for support (colour litho)

Drunk hanging onto a lamppost for support (colour litho)
5999924 Drunk hanging onto a lamppost for support (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drunk hanging onto a lamppost for support)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Drunk in the Transvaal being taken home by a giraffe (litho)

Drunk in the Transvaal being taken home by a giraffe (litho)
6000185 Drunk in the Transvaal being taken home by a giraffe (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drunk in the Transvaal being taken home by a giraffe)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Drunken Silenus at the wine vat, before 1652 (etching & engraving

Drunken Silenus at the wine vat, before 1652 (etching & engraving
5938193 Drunken Silenus at the wine vat, before 1652 (etching & engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper) by Ribera, Jusepe de (c.1590-1652); 27.5x35.4 (plate); 27.5x35.4 (sheet)

Background imageDrunk Collection: The Drunken Silenus, Wedgwood terracotta or biscuit impressed oval medallion designed by Mary Landre

The Drunken Silenus, Wedgwood terracotta or biscuit impressed oval medallion designed by Mary Landre
6014473 The Drunken Silenus, Wedgwood terracotta or biscuit impressed oval medallion designed by Mary Landre, c1768-1769 (autotype) by English Photographer

Background imageDrunk Collection: Man and Woman drinking eau de vie, (pastel on paper)

Man and Woman drinking eau de vie, (pastel on paper)
989725 Man and Woman drinking eau de vie, (pastel on paper) by Lhermitte, Leon Augustin (1844-1925); 38.3x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and Woman drinking eau de vie)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Victorian Christmas card titled The Christmas Wine

Victorian Christmas card titled The Christmas Wine
3849901 Victorian Christmas card titled The Christmas Wine by English School, (19th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

Background imageDrunk Collection: James Gordon, a notorious Cambridge drunk, leaving a baby as a prank in front of the house of a

James Gordon, a notorious Cambridge drunk, leaving a baby as a prank in front of the house of a college dean
FLO4619080 James Gordon, a notorious Cambridge drunk, leaving a baby as a prank in front of the house of a college dean. Jemmy Gordons Frolic, or Cambridge Gambols at Peter House

Background imageDrunk Collection: Roman bacchanal (engraving)

Roman bacchanal (engraving)
5217005 Roman bacchanal (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Bacchanal. Illustration from Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten (Richard Bong)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Student life: scene from Gesichte Philanders von Sittewald, by Johann Michael Moscherosch

Student life: scene from Gesichte Philanders von Sittewald, by Johann Michael Moscherosch (engraving)
5208058 Student life: scene from Gesichte Philanders von Sittewald, by Johann Michael Moscherosch (engraving) by German School

Background imageDrunk Collection: The drinking party (engraving)

The drinking party (engraving)
969023 The drinking party (engraving) by Dutch School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The drinking party)

Background imageDrunk Collection: A sleeping drunkard (engraving)

A sleeping drunkard (engraving)
972496 A sleeping drunkard (engraving) by Brouwer, Adriaen (1605/6-38); Private Collection; (add.info.: A sleeping drunkard. Illustration for Galerie de Peintres by M Chabert (Paris, 1834)

Background imageDrunk Collection: The Christmas Party (colour litho)

The Christmas Party (colour litho)
976080 The Christmas Party (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Christmas Party. Comic song.); © Look and Learn

Background imageDrunk Collection: __ ci devant Occupations, or Madam Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before

__ ci devant Occupations, or Madam Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before
3025366 __ ci devant Occupations, or Madam Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter of 1797 - a Fact!, pub

Background imageDrunk Collection: Nadie nos ha visto (No one has seen us), plate 79 from the series '

Nadie nos ha visto (No one has seen us), plate 79 from the series "
880961 Nadie nos ha visto (No one has seen us), plate 79 from the series " Los Caprichos" (The Caprices), c.1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

Background imageDrunk Collection: Evening and in High Spirits, a scene at Longs Hotel, Bond Street

Evening and in High Spirits, a scene at Longs Hotel, Bond Street
3085950 Evening and in High Spirits, a scene at Longs Hotel, Bond Street, from The English Spy, pub. 1824 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageDrunk Collection: Oxford Transports, or University Exiles, from The English Spy

Oxford Transports, or University Exiles, from The English Spy
3085920 Oxford Transports, or University Exiles, from The English Spy, published London, 1824 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageDrunk Collection: The new licensing act (colour litho)

The new licensing act (colour litho)
3096308 The new licensing act (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new licensing act. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageDrunk Collection: Impurity (colour litho)

Impurity (colour litho)
3095579 Impurity (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Impurity. L impurete. Illustration for Grand Album d Images en Couleurs for l Explication du)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Quai de la Ferraille, 19th Century (b / w engraving)

Quai de la Ferraille, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909608 Quai de la Ferraille, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Toute la Lyre)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Passages in the Life of a Subaltern (engraving)

Passages in the Life of a Subaltern (engraving)
1053097 Passages in the Life of a Subaltern (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passages in the Life of a Subaltern)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Mac Vere de Vere determines to spend his Christmas on his Native Heath (engraving)

Mac Vere de Vere determines to spend his Christmas on his Native Heath (engraving)
1045909 Mac Vere de Vere determines to spend his Christmas on his Native Heath (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Fol. 99r Drunkenness, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum)

Fol. 99r Drunkenness, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum)
ALI142979 Fol.99r Drunkenness, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; Alinari

Background imageDrunk Collection: Spirits (chromolitho)

Spirits (chromolitho)
1094368 Spirits (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spirits. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

Background imageDrunk Collection: Drunken Peasant at an Inn, 1775. Creator: Bernhard Schreuder

Drunken Peasant at an Inn, 1775. Creator: Bernhard Schreuder
Drunken Peasant at an Inn, 1775

Background imageDrunk Collection: Virtue Triumphing over Vices, 16th century. Creator: Unknown

Virtue Triumphing over Vices, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Virtue Triumphing over Vices, 16th century

Background imageDrunk Collection: Italian Peasants with Wine Flasks, 1909. Creator: Ernst Barlach

Italian Peasants with Wine Flasks, 1909. Creator: Ernst Barlach
Italian Peasants with Wine Flasks, 1909

Background imageDrunk Collection: In the ranks of the builders of socialism there is no place for parasites, 1933

In the ranks of the builders of socialism there is no place for parasites, 1933. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageDrunk Collection: A drunken Silenus riding an ass being supported by satyrs, 1531-76

A drunken Silenus riding an ass being supported by satyrs, 1531-76

Background imageDrunk Collection: Pouring?

Pouring?
Wieteke de Kogel

Background imageDrunk Collection: Adriaen Brouwer Paints His Tavern Scenes (homage to Brouwer - fine artist)

Adriaen Brouwer Paints His Tavern Scenes (homage to Brouwer - fine artist)
Derek Galon MA FRPS FOPS

Background imageDrunk Collection: LOST IN LIQUOR

LOST IN LIQUOR
Tom Baetsen - xlix.nl

Background imageDrunk Collection: City Shadows

City Shadows
Christophe Kiciak

Background imageDrunk Collection: The Loan Arranger

The Loan Arranger
Gerwyn Williams

Background imageDrunk Collection: A series of pictures taken 22 October 1972 depicting that the nightlife

A series of pictures taken 22 October 1972 depicting that the nightlife and a night out on the town has never changed in Newcastle - Three friends enjoying a girls night out

Background imageDrunk Collection: Ex- British heavyweight boxer Richard Dunn, a former farm labourer who once took on Ali

Ex- British heavyweight boxer Richard Dunn, a former farm labourer who once took on Ali for the world title and later worked as a barman at The Opera House in Scarborough, Yorkshire

Background imageDrunk Collection: Actress Kate O Mara September 1985 Of Dynasty

Actress Kate O Mara September 1985 Of Dynasty, Crossroads and Doctor Who fame © mirrorpix

Background imageDrunk Collection: Kate OMara actress Dbase MSI A©mirrorpix

Kate OMara actress Dbase MSI A©mirrorpix
Kate OMara actress Dbase MSI © mirrorpix

Background imageDrunk Collection: A happy man leans against the drinking fountain at Naples Station - June 1962

A happy man leans against the drinking fountain at Naples Station - June 1962

Background imageDrunk Collection: Gorden Kaye actor in Allo Allo. December 1989

Gorden Kaye actor in Allo Allo. December 1989



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"Exploring the Depths of Drunkenness: A Historical Journey through Art and Satire" Step into the world of intoxication as we delve into the captivating artworks and satirical depictions that portray the concept of being "drunk. " From William Hogarth's iconic Gin Lane and Beer Street engravings to Roman statues showcasing a drunken Hercules, these visual masterpieces offer a glimpse into society's fascination with inebriation throughout history. In Hogarth's Gin Lane, created in 1751, we witness a grim portrayal of London's gin epidemic. The engraving depicts a scene filled with poverty, despair, and moral decay caused by excessive consumption of this spirit. On the other hand, Beer Street presents an alternative image where beer is celebrated as a healthier choice for socializing. These contrasting works serve as reminders of society's struggle to find balance between indulgence and moderation. Moving beyond Hogarth's artistry, we encounter various interpretations of drunkenness across different cultures and time periods. In ancient Rome, a statue portrays Hercules under the influence—a reminder that even legendary heroes can succumb to excesses. Meanwhile, satirical pieces like "His Masters Breath" mock those who indulge excessively while highlighting their folly. The theme continues in Casimiro Tomba’s Italian painting from the 19th century featuring a drunk warrior alongside a court jester—an intriguing juxtaposition that questions societal norms surrounding alcohol consumption. Similarly thought-provoking is Buster Keaton and Phyllis Barry’s comedic performance in Edward Sedgwicks' film "What. No Beer?" (1933), which humorously explores prohibition-era America. Even popular culture has not shied away from portraying drunkenness; Dulux Dog Drunk captures our attention with its unexpected twist on an iconic mascot. Additionally, "The Gin Shop" (1829) offers insight into how drinking establishments were depicted during this era—places where people sought solace or succumbed to their vices.