'gin Lane' By William Hogarth is a photograph by The Miriam And Ira D. Wallach Division Of Art, Prints And Photographs: Print Collection/new York Public Library/science Photo Library which was uploaded on February 18th, 2021.
'gin Lane' By William Hogarth
'Gin Lane' (1751), satirical engraving by William Hogarth (1697-1764). 'Gin Lane' was issued along with 'Beer Street' (see C038/2617) as a comment on... more
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'gin Lane' By William Hogarth
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'Gin Lane' (1751), satirical engraving by William Hogarth (1697-1764). 'Gin Lane' was issued along with 'Beer Street' (see C038/2617) as a comment on the merits of beer and the evils of gin. In 'Gin Lane' the inhabitants are shown as destroyed by their addiction to the alcoholic spirit gin. Scenes depicted include infanticide, starvation, madness, decay and suicide.
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