The Drunkards Progress, or the Direct Road
The Drunkards Progress, or the Direct Road to Poverty, Wretchedness and Ruin, 1826. Four captioned images illustrate a mans and his familys ruin due to his addiction to Strong Drink. It starts with the morning dram, progresses to the grog shop, until he is drunk at his disorderly home, and finally, evicted and heading for the alms house
Picture No
13125104
Media ID
45373517
Size
3000px x 1734px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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