print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: S,2.122
Title: Object: Gin Lane
Description: A scene of urban desolation with gin-crazed Londoners, notably a woman who lets her child fall to its death and an emaciated ballad-seller; in the background is the tower of St George's Bloomsbury; in this state, the child's face has been changed so that the face is wizened and the eyes sunken. 1751 Etching and engraving
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Production date: 1751
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: engraving; etching
Dimensions: Height: 387 millimetres; Width: 321 millimetres (plate)
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Curator's comments: The print was published as a pair to 'Beer Street' in February 1751 (New Style)
Bibliographic references: Paulson 1989 / Hogarth's Graphic Works: third edition (186.III); Paulson 1965/70 / Hogarth's graphic works: first complete edition (186.III); BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (3136)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire; drunkenness; street-trader
Associated places: Topographic representation of: London
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1827 (before)
Acquisition notes: See comment on S,2.1.
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: S,2.122
Conservation

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