Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
[Alcohol, Death, and the Devil]
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
---|---|
Spatial Coverage | Great Britain |
Description | Drawing shows a macabre Medusa with a skeletal head, dressed in a tunic, holding aloft a goblet of wine and exhorting a crowd of people. Behind her stands a devil who joins in the exhortation. Cruikshank was a popular illustrator and satirist who began campaigning against alcohol, especially gin, in the 1830s. In 1847, he renounced alcohol and became an enthusiastic supporter of the Temperance Movement in Great Britain. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Death's head--1830-1840. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Temperance--Great Britain--1830-1840. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Demons--1830-1860. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |