Gin Lane, 1751, William Hogarth

Title: Gin Lane, 1751, William Hogarth
Description: An engraving which shows the perils of gin drinking and includes graphic scenes of infanticide, starvation, madness and suicide.
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Source: William Hogarth. Gin Lane, 1751. National Gallery of Art. Accessed May 15, 2026. https://www.nga.gov/artworks/30433-gin-lane.; Permalink
Publisher: MacEwan University Library
Date: 1751
Rights: CC0 1.0 Universal
Format: JPEG; 3418 x 4096 pixels
Language: eng
Identifier: 1944.5.87
Subject: Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- England -- History; Gin Craze; Alcohol abuse; Rosenwald Collection
Type: Still image
Contributor: National Gallery of Art