'The Drunkard's Children', c1847. Artist: George Cruikshank

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'The Drunkard's Children', c1847; showing the drunkard's daughter, having a maniac of a father and dead brother, in desperation and under the influence of alcohol, takes her own life by jumping from a bridge.

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Photo credit: © London Metropolitan Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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