The bottle has done its work- it has destroyed the infant and the mother, it has brought the son and daughter to vice and to the streets and has left the father a hopeless maniac. — George Cruikshank

George Cruikshank

The bottle has done its work- it has destroyed the infant and the mother, it has brought the son and daughter to vice and to the streets and has left the father a hopeless maniac.

1847

Dating
Exact year
Made in
England
Held at
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Medium
Glyphograph
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (21.59 x 32.7 cm) (sheet)
Collection no.
P.77.38.13.8
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
Public Domain Mark 1.0License details

George Cruikshank. The bottle has done its work- it has destroyed the infant and the mother, it has brought the son and daughter to vice and to the streets and has left the father a hopeless maniac.. George Cruikshank; Minneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Butler; P.77.38.13.8. Public Domain Mark 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/). Full-frame proportional resize and JPEG compression.

Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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