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Five men gather round a table to play cards, drink and smoke in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by J. Goldar after D. Teniers, the younger.

Gentlemen round a table at their club, smoking and drinking punch. Coloured mezzotint, late 18th century.

Men smoking, drinking and singing in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by J. Goldar after E. van Heemskerk.

Five men sit smoking round a fireplace, another stands with his back to the fire. Mezzotint after A. van Ostade (?).

The interior of a dingy smoke den where groups of men smoke, drink and play cards. Engraving by F. del Pedro, 18th century, after a painting by D. Teniers, the younger.

Six fashionable young men after a drinking session, all with girls in their arms. Engraving, c. 1796.

Peasants sitting, smoking, outside an inn as the hostess pours a glass of ale. Engraving by J. Suyderhoff after A. van Ostade.

A man sits at a table with a drink and discarded pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar after A. van Ostade (?).

A man sits smoking by a fireplace with a jug on the floor beside him. Engraving, c. 1825.

Two men indoors at a small table: one smokes while the other fills his pipe. Engraving by J.G. Wille, 1773, after A. van Ostade.

1 print : engraving, with stipple ; image 28.3 x 26.5 cm

Three men sit smoking at a barrel-table in a dingy smoke-filled den, others play cards. Engraving by R. Cooper, c. 1813, after J.(?) W. Strutt after D. Teniers the younger.

1 print : mezzotint ; image 40.9 x 33.9 cm

Two men play cards at a table as others watch, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1771, after D. Teniers the younger.

A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

1 print : engraving ; image 29.6 x 39.5 cm

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Three men sit smoking at a barrel-table in a dingy smoke-filled den, others play cards. Engraving by R. Cooper, c. 1813, after J.(?) W. Strutt after D. Teniers the younger.

Two men play cards at a table as others watch, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1771, after D. Teniers the younger.

A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

A man sits smoking by a fireplace with a jug on the floor beside him. Engraving, c. 1825.

The interior of a dingy smoke den where groups of men smoke, drink and play cards. Engraving by F. del Pedro, 18th century, after a painting by D. Teniers, the younger.

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Three men sit smoking at a barrel-table in a dingy smoke-filled den, others play cards. Engraving by R. Cooper, c. 1813, after J.(?) W. Strutt after D. Teniers the younger.

Two men play cards at a table as others watch, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1771, after D. Teniers the younger.

A man sits at a table lighting his pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?) after A. van Ostade (?).

A man sits smoking by a fireplace with a jug on the floor beside him. Engraving, c. 1825.

The interior of a dingy smoke den where groups of men smoke, drink and play cards. Engraving by F. del Pedro, 18th century, after a painting by D. Teniers, the younger.

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