Caricature Of Two Alcoholics, 1773 #2
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Caricature Of Two Alcoholics, 1773 #2
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Alcoholism. Two men, one happily embracing his tankard of liquor, and the other crying at having none. The title of this caricature by John Collier a.k.a. Tim Bobbin (1708-1786) is "They cry, who want it; having it they laugh." From May 1773. Underlying this caricature of alcoholism is the seriousness of the disease. Alcohol is an addictive substance which can cause irreversible damage to the heart, liver, brain and nervous system.
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