Title
The drunkard's progress, 1826
Caption
The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness & ruin by John Warner Barber, 1798-1885, engraver. Published: New Haven, 1826. Print shows four scenes of the drunkard's progress: the morning dram (father drinking at 8am, ignoring wife and children), the grog shop (bar room brawls, passed out, vomiting, and drinking customers), the confirmed drunkard (father on floor, wife and children afraid, home falling apart), and concluding scene (family evicted, home up for auction).
Date
1826
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP16A00_172
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (4,7Mb) / 20,0in x 11,7in / 5997 x 3497 (300dpi)