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A drunken man sits at home with his family who must pawn their clothes to pay for his habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
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A drunken man sits at home with his family who must pawn their clothes to pay for his habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.

George Cruikshank · 1847

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Lettering: The bottle. plate II - he is discharged from his employment for drunkenness: they pawn their clothes to supply the bottle

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