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  • An old monk in his habit drinks from a large glass and waves with his left hand. Engraving.
  • A young employee is tempted by a drink offered by his fellow workers. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • A man with tankard in hand leans by a window. Mezzotint, early 19th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • A man in a fur cap holding a drinking glass in one hand and a pipe in the other. Mezzotint after G. van Herp (?), mid 17th century.
  • A woman and man sit at a table drinking as the man raises the bottle in his right hand. Lithograph, 19th century.
  • Two men in clerical dress are sitting at a table holding drinks in their hands, as they are reproved by a cleric accompanied by a beadle. Engraving.
  • Groups of men sitting at tables smoking and having a merry time: one man has fallen to the floor and spilled his tankard of ale. Etching by J. Barlow, 1790, after S. Collings.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • An employee is caught neglecting his work as he drinks and plays skittles. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • A man seated at a bar table, drinking excessively and smoking a cigarette while complaining about expenditure. Colour lithograph, 196-, by J. Wiktorowski.
  • A man sits by a table and examines a full glass of wine that he holds to the light. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, c. 1824, after M. W. Sharp.
  • Three men handing out wine from a high wooden structure to a drunken hoard clutching large jugs, etc. Aquatint, c. 1822.
  • A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.
  • A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.
  • A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.
  • A fat parson with large glass of port in hand is watched by a thin, naked man representing care (worry), and tells him to be gone. Coloured etching after G. Woodward, 1796.
  • Captain Morris's drinking song illustrated by five men at a table drinking. Engraving and etching, 1806.
  • 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.
  • Three episodes about the further adventures of Mr. Rapp's party guests after much overindulgence. Letterpress and wood engraving.
  • A drunk young man vomiting outside a social gathering. Colour lithograph for Nationaal Instituut voor Gezondheidsbevordering en Ziektepreventie, ca. 2000.
  • 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.
  • A woman sits drinking as a man sleeps with his head on the table beside her. Engraving by L. Duval, early 19th century, after a design by J. Wicar after G. Terburg.
  • Three men drinking in the light of a flame held by a boy. Aquatint by A. Bissell, c. 1800, after J. Trautmann.