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  • A surgeon apologetically takes a breather during an amputation operation: a bottle of champagne waits in a cooler; a doctor and nurse canoodle while the patient screams. Colour process print after J.-A. Faivre, 1902.
  • Drinkers revelling outside a country tavern as a young man is led away by his mother (?). Etching by J. Wachsmuth, mid 18th century, after D. Teniers.
  • Bacchus carried on a chariot pulled by leopards, accompanied by a drunken procession of bacchants and satyrs, with Silenus and two elephants. Etching by P. Aquila after P. Berrettini da Cortona, 16--.
  • Sick looking men, women and children with the question what does a person with AIDS look like; one of a series of educational posters issued by the Committed Communities Development Trust in Mumbai. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • An Indian man selling alcohol to a couple. Gouache drawing.
  • A drunken man begs in the street with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Three very drunken men unaware of "death", as a crowned skeleton, emerging from under the tablecloth. Engraving by S. Natim, c. 1815, after W. Craig.
  • Two men sit drinking and smoking at a tavern table. Engraving by J. Williams, c. 1792, after a painting attributed to A. Brouwer.
  • A drunken man beating his wife while the children try to stop him; a warning against the effects of alcohol. Lithograph.
  • Alcoholism: a wall of air bricks, collapsing at the point at which it is seen through the glass of a bottle, representing the collapse of human strength due to alcohol. Colour lithograph after L. Gluchas, 1972.
  • A reformed and fashionable gentleman exits from the church with his beautiful bride. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • A man, ruined through drink, sits at home with his poor, starving family. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • A hopeless drunkard lying on his bed watched by his poor wife and son. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, c. 1842, after himself.
  • A drunken man surrounded by women in a dingy alehouse. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • A drunken couple stagger towards their lodging: a warning against excessive drinking in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ben Nyan'oma for the Young Men as Equal Partners (YMEP) Project, ca. 2000.
  • A man sitting outside with a tankard on his knee and a pipe in his hand. Lithograph by F. Hangstaengl, 19th century, after F. van Mieris.
  • A man sitting outside with a tankard on his knee and a pipe in his hand. Lithograph by F. Hangstaengl, 19th century, after F. van Mieris.
  • The evil effects of intemperance on a man and his family. Lithograph by Alvey, c. 1840, after T.C. Wilson.
  • 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 drunken party with men smoking, sleeping and falling to the floor. Engraving after W. Hogarth.
  • A man sits at home with his family and offers his wife a drink. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Head of an intoxicated man raging against his wife, showing a reason for a week of opposition to alcohol. Lithograph by K. Kollwitz, 1923.
  • A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • 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.
  • Two peasants sit at a table as a third man vomits on the floor. Etching by D. Deuchar, 1784, after A. van Ostade (?).
  • A drunken young man raises a glass in one hand and spills wine from a flask in the other. Coloured etching by R.F. Brichet, 1784, after J. F. de Göz.
  • A drunken employee is thrown out on the street by his master. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • Apollo presiding over a gentleman of sensual appetite; representing the sanguine temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.
  • A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • Bottles labelled with humorous quotations comparing healthy lifestyle with excessive drinking; representing consequences of alcohol abuse. Colour lithograph by Pekárek, 1952.