Caricature of Three Alcoholics, 1773
Alcoholism. French engraving from the 1770s of three women enjoying a drink of gin punch. Underlying this caricature of alcoholism is the seriousness of this disease. Alcohol is an addictive substance which can cause irreversible damage to the heart, liver, brain and nervous system. Engraving by John Collier (1708-1786), May 1773. Tim Bobbin is the pseudonym of John Collier.
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