Plate VII. The husband, in a state of furious drunkenness, kills his wife with the instrument of all their misery

Plate VII. The husband, in a state of furious drunkenness, kills his wife with the instrument of all their misery

Item Information

Title:
Plate VII. The husband, in a state of furious drunkenness, kills his wife with the instrument of all their misery
Artist:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
Name on Item:
Designed & Etched by George Cruikshank
Date:
1874
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings
Series:
The Bottle in Eight Plates by George Cruikshank
Subjects:
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholism
Poverty
Family violence
Homicides
Families
Extent:
1 print : etching ; sheet 23 x 29 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/g158c381w
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
12 Catherine Street, Strand and 86 Fleet Street : Curtice & Co. and F. Arnold
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Cohn: 194
Handwritten on the title page: To Geo. Cruikshank Roger, Esq., Barrister at Law, from his friend Geo. Cruikshank, Dec. 28, 1894.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Cohn, Albert M. "George Cruikshank: A catalogue raisonné of the work executed during the years 1806-1877." From the offices of "The Bookman's Journal," 1924, London.
Notes (object):
This is a copy taken from the original etchings of "The Bottle," reduced from the large edition by Armagnac & Co.
Identifier:
18_08_000077
Barcode:
36666003289937