The bottle has done its work- it has destroyed the infant and the mother, it has brought the son and daughter to vice and to the streets and has left the father a hopeless maniac., George Cruikshank

Title: The bottle has done its work- it has destroyed the infant and the mother, it has brought the son and daughter to vice and to the streets and has left the father a hopeless maniac.
Dated: 1847
Artist: George Cruikshank
Nationality: British
Artist Life: 1792 - 1878
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 8 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (21.59 x 32.7 cm) (sheet)
Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Butler
Accession Number: P.77.38.13.8
Medium: Glyphograph
Country: England
Century: 19th century
Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Butler, St. Paul; given to MIA, 1977.
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print
Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 2713; Cohn 194
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Portfolio: From Plate VIII from The Bottle, Frederick Arnold, London
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The bottle has done its work- it has destroyed the infant and the mother, it has brought the son and daughter to vice and to the streets and has left the father a hopeless maniac., 1847