The down hill road
The down hill road. Print showing The new year - how they began and The old year - how they came out a series of vignettes depicting a man and a woman, each taking a first drink, until they succomb to alcoholism. The central panel details a young man taking leave of his mother, giving in to alcohol, and ending in the grave over which his mother mourns. Date c1878. The down hill road. Print showing The new year - how they began and The old year - how they came out a series of vignettes depicting a man and a woman, each taking a first drink, until they succomb to alcoholism. The central panel details a young man taking leave of his mother, giving in to alcohol, and ending in the grave over which his mother mourns. Date c1878
Picture No
10602093
Media ID
47475639
Size
5115px x 6836px
(4.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Library of Congress
Usage Restrictions
Editorial use only without prior approval
