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Men smoking, drinking and singing in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by J. Goldar after E. van Heemskerk.

Three men carousing beneath a mulberry tree, with verses of a song comparing the life of humans to the life of a tree. Etching after I. Cruikshank, 1808.

A love-sick gentleman being advised by another to drink wine: a drinking song. Engraving and etching, 17--.

A man on a donkey and three drinkers toasting Bacchus: drinking song. Engraving and etching, 17--, after A.Corelli.

Members of the Noble Order of Bucks drinking and smoking. Engraving and etching, c. 1756.

A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.

The first verse of a poem entitled, "Rheinweinlied", surrounded by an ornamental design with a large wine glass. Etching, 1842.

Captain Morris's drinking song illustrated by five men at a table drinking. Engraving and etching, 1806.

A woman holding a songbook (left) and a man holding a glass (right) are singing to the accompaniment of a man playing the violin. Etching  after A. van Ostade.

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A love-sick gentleman being advised by another to drink wine: a drinking song. Engraving and etching, 17--.

The first verse of a poem entitled, "Rheinweinlied", surrounded by an ornamental design with a large wine glass. Etching, 1842.

A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.

A woman holding a songbook (left) and a man holding a glass (right) are singing to the accompaniment of a man playing the violin. Etching after A. van Ostade.

Members of the Noble Order of Bucks drinking and smoking. Engraving and etching, c. 1756.