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Gin Lane ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q171344
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Title |
Gin Lane
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Description |
English:
Gin Lane
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Beer Street and Gin Lane
. A scene of urban desolation with gin-crazed Londoners, notably a woman who lets her child fall to its death and an emaciated ballad-seller; in the background is the tower of St George's Bloomsbury.
The accompanying poem, printed on the bottom, reads:
Français :
La rue du Gin. Gravure accompagnée d'un poème dans sa première édition.
Traduction du poème:
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Date |
February 1751
date QS:P571,+1751-02-00T00:00:00Z/10
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Medium | Etching and line engraving on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 374 mm (14.72 in); width: 318 mm (12.51 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,374U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,318U174789
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373
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Current location |
British XVIIIc Mounted Roy
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Object history | Bequeathed by: Felix Slade in 1868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | Lettered with title, verses at the foot beginning "Gin cursed Fiend ...", other text within image, and publication details "Design'd by W. Hogarth/Publish'd according to Act of Parliamt Feb.1.1751./ Price 1s." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Print made by William Hogarth. The print was published in London as a pair to 'Beer Street' in February 1751 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
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Other versions |
See also Image:William Hogarth - Beer Street.jpg . |