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People drinking in a gin palace; people consuming alcoholic drinks falling from a pile of barrels of liquor likened to the upas-tree. Line block (?) after G. Cruikshank, 1842.
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
- Date
- [between 1800 and 1899]
- Pictures
Where to find it
About this work
Description
Alcohol is compared to the upas-tree, a poisonous tree allegedly fatal to approach, with sap that is used as arrow poison
Publication/Creation
[London?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1800 and 1899]
Physical description
1 print : line block (?) ; images approximately 12 x 8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
The gin palace. George Cruikshank fec. The upas tree. George Cruikshank invt. et fecit.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 26293i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English