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The worship of Bacchus or The drinking customs of society

The worship of Bacchus or The drinking customs of society
 1864

Medium
etching and engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Belgian Government, 1868
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
55.7 × 98.4 cm irreg. (image) 61.1 × 98.4 cm irreg. (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 61.6 × 98.8 cm (backing board)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Cohn 2110; Reid 2644
Printing/Publishing
printed by Richard Holdgate, London; published by William Tweedie, London
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: The Figures outlined on the Steel Plate by George Cruikshank, & the Engraving finished by Charles Mottram
printed in ink l.r.: Printed by R. Holdgate, and Published June 20,,th (th in superscript above ,, ) 1864; by William Tweedie, 337, Strand , London
printed in ink l.c.: THE WORSHIP OF BACCHUS, / OR, / THE DRINKING CUSTOMS OF SOCIETY, / SHOWING, HOW UNIVERSALLY THE INTOXICATING LIQUORS ARE USED, UPON EVERY OCCASION IN LIFE, FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (text on signs, placards, barrels and architecture)
Accession Number
p.179.17-1
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Belgian Government, 1868
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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