A drunkard wearing a hat, seated, drinking. Watercolour and ink by S. Jenner, 1877.

  • Jenner, Stephen, 1796-
Date:
1877
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560835i
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1877.

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1 drawing : watercolour and ink ; image and text 20.4 x 21.8 cm

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The toper. The toper is a mortal that never can decay. How can a man be turn'd to dust who always wets his clay? Quite a paradox is this, a toper's always dry, However he may wet his clay, to dust at last 't will fly. S. Jenner 1877 Lettering: below the image

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Stephen Jenner was Edward Jenner's great-nephew

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Wellcome Collection 560835i

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