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  • A maraschino label illustrated with two birds and a coat of arms. Engraving, 19th century.
  • The question "I am full ... and how are you?" advertising a quiz on alcohol abuse. Colour lithograph by Nationaal Instituut voor Gezondheidsbevordering en Ziektepreventie, 2000.
  • An ornamental French liqueur label. Engraving, 18--.
  • An ornamental label for "eau de Sedlitz". Engraving, 19th century.
  • An ornamental French liqueur label. Engraving, 18--.
  • The wedding of Kloris and Roosje: a couple dance to the music of a fiddler, other people sit at a table eating and drinking. Engraving by P. Tanjé after C. Troost, 1734.
  • After his honeymooon, a newly married man becomes disenchanted with his new wife and goes out drinking in his club with an old male friend. Aquatint by C. Hunt after T. Onwhyn.
  • A young man with blood streaming down his face as a result of an attack by a drunken man. Colour lithograph for Nationaal Instituut voor Gezondheidsbevordering en Ziektepreventie, ca. 2000.
  • The inevitable consequences of over-indulgence: two drunk men seize a young woman. Engraving after S. Freudeberg.
  • A pink elephant drinking a glass of wine advertising an alcohol helpline. Colour lithograph after L. Munnik for Nationaal Instituut voor Gezondheidsbevordering en Ziektepreventie, 2000.
  • A drunken man and woman lean against pillars leading to a giant distillery with attendant demon; miscellaneous characters round as border. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1833, after himself.
  • Three women in a gin shop divert the landlady's attention while a match boy steals her money. Mezzotint, c. 1765.
  • A man leans over a seated woman who holds a glass and bottle in either hand. Mezzotint by J. Smith, 1702, after E. van Heemskerk.
  • A man leans over a seated woman who holds a glass and bottle in either hand. Mezzotint by J. Smith, 1702, after E. van Heemskerk.
  • The distillery of Deacon Giles seen as the work of the Devil. Coloured wood-engraving after G. B. Cheever, ca. 1835.
  • The distillery of Deacon Giles seen as the work of the Devil. Coloured wood-engraving after G. B. Cheever, ca. 1835.
  • People reaching for alcoholic drink falling from a pile of barrels of liquor likened to the upas-tree; skeletons litter the ground. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, c. 1842.
  • A multiple-choice question about the harmful effects of beer advertising a quiz on alcohol abuse. Colour lithograph by Nationaal Instituut voor Gezondheidsbevordering en Ziektepreventie, 2000.
  • The question "Waiter, where can I have a puke?" advertising a quiz on alcohol abuse. Colour lithograph by Nationaal Instituut voor Gezondheidsbevordering en Ziektepreventie, 2000.
  • A family are buying refreshment from a drinks vendor on the street. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.
  • Three episodes about the further adventures of Mr. Rapp's party guests after much overindulgence. Letterpress and wood engraving.
  • A liqueur label illustrated with two vanilla plants (Vanilla planifolia). Coloured engraving, 19th century.
  • A drunk young man vomiting outside a social gathering. Colour lithograph for Nationaal Instituut voor Gezondheidsbevordering en Ziektepreventie, ca. 2000.
  • Toddy tappers at work: two men and a woman by a palm tree. Gouache drawing, 18--.
  • The Buddhist guardian deity, Fudô Myôô, reading a government propaganda publication, enthusing about Western customs and modernisation: one attendant prepares meat, another warms sake in the sacred flame. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, 1874.
  • Order this large Guinness for the home : the large economical family size : Guinness is good for you / Redgate Ltd.
  • A Parisienne liqueur label illustrated with Frenchmen saluting their national flag. Coloured engraving, 19th century.
  • A bottle of liquor pointing a finger at a devil; representing alcohol as a cause of delirium tremens. Colour lithograph after I.A. Vol'nova, 1984.
  • A drunkard with an empty glass; representing the sense of taste. Engraving, 16--.
  • Head of an intoxicated man raging against his wife, showing a reason for a week of opposition to alcohol. Lithograph by K. Kollwitz, 1923.