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Two men at a fireside table taking snuff; remarks on snuff-taking below. Coloured etching, c. 1825.

An old gentleman visitor offering snuff to an old woman at her fireside. Coloured lithograph by J. J. Chalon, c. 1821, after himself.

Tobacco: an Irishman, a Scot and an English sailor smoke, take snuff and chew respectively. Coloured aquatint by Hunt, c. 1833, after W. Summers after C. J. Grant.

A young gentleman taking snuff. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, c. 1824, after M. W. Sharp.

A fat man sits at his fireside taking snuff with a smoking pipe and drink by his side. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, c. 1822, after J. Gillray.

A pretty girl and an old woman both taking snuff. Coloured stipple engraving after L. Boilly, ca. 1827.

Different types of snuff takers. Coloured lithograph by W. Clerk after J. J. Grandville.

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A pretty girl and an old woman both taking snuff. Coloured stipple engraving after L. Boilly, ca. 1827.

A fat man sits at his fireside taking snuff with a smoking pipe and drink by his side. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, c. 1822, after J. Gillray.

An old gentleman visitor offering snuff to an old woman at her fireside. Coloured lithograph by J. J. Chalon, c. 1821, after himself.

Tobacco: an Irishman, a Scot and an English sailor smoke, take snuff and chew respectively. Coloured aquatint by Hunt, c. 1833, after W. Summers after C. J. Grant.

Different types of snuff takers. Coloured lithograph by W. Clerk after J. J. Grandville.