Moralising Collection

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CRUIKSHANK / THE GIN SHOP
The drunkard having signed the pledge goes with his family to church. plate 10 of 12 Date: 1868

Card and Backgammon. Fight over Cards, 1620-1630, by Theodoo
Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Cards and Backgammon. Fight over Cards. 1620-1630. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Christmas card with holly in the middle of a maze, and a moralising verse. Date: circa 1890s

Cruikshank, The Gin Shop, plate 11
This is the text which the good pastor chose, And the light on the soul of the drunkard arose, As he sat in the church, to which one Sabbath-day, Along with his wife he had taken his way

Cruikshank, The Gin Shop, plate 7
This is the woman, with wobegone face, The wife of the drunkard, in rags and disgrace, Who is served by the lady, all jewels and lace, The wife of the landlord who coins his bright gold

Cruikshank, The Gin Shop, plate 8
This is the pastor, so noble and kind, Who pitied the woman, with wobegone face, And the husband, the drunkard, in rags and disgrace, Who is served by the lady, all jewels and lace

Havelock Moralising
SIR HENRY HAVELOCK Scottish military commander, urging his comrades to steer clear of drink which is the most speedy road to the guard-room and the cells. Date: 1795 - 1857

Customers from The Gin-Shop by Cruikshank
These are the Customers, youthful and old, That drink the strong drinks which are sold night and day At the bar of the Gin-shop, so glittering and gay. Illustration no

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