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A tired and drunk doctor attending a patient, after being called away from a bridge game at a social event. Wood engraving after C. Keene, 1874.
Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.Date: 1874Reference: 15667i
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Local people gathered in a Scottish smithy for food and drink. Etching by W. Lizars, 18--.
Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859.Reference: 26934i
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Mr. Lambkin at a party with some unsavoury looking company. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Reference: 12127i
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Cakes & ale : a dissertation on banquets, interspersed with various recipes, more or less original, and anecdotes, mainly veracious / by Edward Spencer.
Spencer, Edward, 1844-1910.Date: [1913]
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Novel ways of entertaining / by Florence Hull Winterburn and others.
Winterburn, Florence Hull, 1858-Date: 1914
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A man commenting on the beauty of women at a ball, his friend (a dentist) implies that the perfection of their smiles is due to him. Wood engraving after C. Keene, c.1882.
Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.Date: 1882Reference: 15543i
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A drunken party with men smoking, sleeping and falling to the floor. Engraving by T. Cook, c. 1798, after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1 April 1798Reference: 26454i
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A group of drinkers are disrupted by a water pump telling them to take only "the pledge". Etching, c. 1844, after G. Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1844Reference: 26063i
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Hints for the table: or, the economy of good living / [Anon].
Timbs, John, 1801-1875.Date: 1838
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Hints for the table, or, the economy of good living.
Timbs, John, 1801-1875.Date: 1838
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Three episodes about the fate of Mr. Rapp's party guests, after an evening of overindulgence. Letterpress and wood engraving.
Reference: 15601i
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A drunken party with men smoking, sleeping and falling to the floor. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1731, after himself.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1731Reference: 26453i
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A drunken party with men smoking, sleeping and falling to the floor. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1731, after himself.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1731Reference: 24847i
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Le glacier royal, ou l'art de donner des bals et soirées. Contenant les meilleures recettes pour faire les glaces, sorbets, café, punch, chocolats, thé, marmelades, confitures, pâtes, fruits à l'eau-de-vie, sirops, etc. : suivi de la construction d'une glacière, d'une distribution indiquant la quantité et l'ordre du service à faire pour recevoir depuis 25 jusqu'à 200 personnes, de menus de desserts de déjeuners, dîners et soupers pour les quatre saisons ... ouvrage entièrement neuf ... / Par Bernardi.
Bernardi, T., active 19th century.Date: 1844
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A huge private brunch gathering. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883.Reference: 12144i
Part of: Bird's-eye views of modern society
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A guitar player in a dingy tavern with a woman holding a song-sheet and a man with glass by his side. Lithograph after D. Teniers (?).
Reference: 26849i
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A discussion between a man and woman at a party (above) and a patient asking a doctor if it is necessary for him to have an operation (below). Process print after W. Lunt, 1913.
Lunt, Wilmot, 1856-1939.Date: 1 January 1913Reference: 15770i
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A drunken party with men smoking, sleeping and falling to the floor. Engraving after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1731Reference: 26452i
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The Jell-O girl gives a party / [illustrated by Rose O'Neill].
Date: [1920?]
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Arrival of dawn and the break-up of a witches' gathering. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.Date: [1796/1798]Reference: 37269i
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A drunken party with sailors and their women drinking, smoking, and dancing wildly as a band plays. Reproduction of an etching by C. H., c. 1825, after G. Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1 October 1825Reference: 26925i
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The interior of a tavern with men and women carousing at a table and children on the floor. Mezzotint, early 19th century, after A. van Ostade.
Ostade, Adriaen van, 1610-1685.Reference: 26817i
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One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Lot welcomes two angels to his house in Sodom, representing hospitality for travellers. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
Bourdon, Sébastien, 1616-1671.Reference: 18126i
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Five elderly people sit at a table drinking port as one man tells a story. Etching, c. 1795.
Date: 9 November 1795Reference: 26914i
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Two episodes about the party of Mr. Rapp - a medical student of Joseph Muff, an unscrupulous surgeon. Letterpress and wood engraving.
Reference: 15600i