Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
The Last Drop
Subject (Keyword):
Alcoholism
Subject (Keyword):
Great Britian-social life and customs- caricatures and cartoons
Subject (Genre):
Caricatures
Subject (MeSH Term):
Death
Publication Information:
London: M. Darley, May 11, 1773.
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A021882
Physical Description:
1 print : engraving ; 27 x 20 cm.
Image Description:
A man tilting and drinking from a punch bowl; the figure of Death stands behind him with one hand on his shoulder and ready to drive an arrow into his head. At Death's feet is an hour-glass with the top half empty. A wine glass and a pipe are on table.
Note (General):
Issued as Vol. 2, no. 1
Note (General):
Old Negative no. 68-45
Cited in:
Catalogue of political and personal satires...in the British Museum; 5172
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
WZ 336 Z55 no. 104 sol
Record UI:
101393537

The Last Drop

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