The Bottle: Plate III. An Execution Sweeps Off the Greater Part of Their Furniture...by lithographers Francis Michelin and David William Moody

Michelin, Francis · ca 1847

This black and white tinted print depicts one of eight scenes based on George Cruikshank's <i>The Bottle.</i> The series shows the progressive degeneration of a family due to the evils of drinking. This print depicts an interior scene of a family whose furnishings are being removed by a sheriff and two men for failure to pay debts. The father and mother are seated near the fireplace, consoling themselves with drink. The three children linger nearby.