Two Irishmen in Brighton open a smuggled barrel of what they think is whiskey with a red-hot poker, but it contains gunpowder and explodes. Etching after Cruikshank.

  • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
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Jany. 12. 1808
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31531i
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Two Irishmen in Brighton open a smuggled barrel of what they think is whiskey with a red-hot poker, but it contains gunpowder and explodes. Etching after Cruikshank. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced January 2024 : A man is standing on a beach pointing towards a man in the air who has a broken barrel and a stick in his hands. Etching after Cruikshank.

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London (53, Fleet Street) : Laurie & Whittle, Jany. 12. 1808.

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1 print : etching, with letterpress ; image 15.8 x 23.1 cm

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The Irish smugglers. (Extracted from No.X11. of the Monthly Mirror) - New series. From Brighton two Paddies walk'd under the cliff, For pebbles and shells to explore; When, lo! a small barrel was dropped from a skiff, Which floated at length to the shore. ... But Dermot bawl' out with a terrible shout, I'm not to be chous'd, Master Wiseman; If you do not come down, I'll run into the town, And, by Jasus, I'll tell the exciseman. Cruikshank del.

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Wellcome Collection 31531i

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