Title
The drunkard's progress, 1826
Caption
The drunkards progress. From the first glass to the grave. Lithograph by N. Currier. Published 1846. Print shows an archway of the nine steps of a drunkard's progress, beginning with a man in fancy dress having 'a glass with a friend' and then his gradual decline in society with poverty & disease, criminal activity, becoming a bum, and his eventual 'death by suicide'; a weeping woman with child is under archway.
Date
1846
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP16A00_173
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (4,3Mb) / 16,5in x 14,1in / 4948 x 4239 (300dpi)