Smoking club,18th century artwork. The practice of smoking tobacco was popularised in England and Ireland in the 1580s and 1590s by the English soldier and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618). This artwork,by the English caricaturist James Gillray (1757-1815),shows members of the House of Commons puffing smoke at each other. Those present include the Speaker (left) Charles James Fox (1749-1806),the Prime Minister (second from left) William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) and the Home Secretary (second from right) Henry Dundas,1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811). This copy of this artwork was published in the work 'Tobacco,its History and Associations' (1859) by the English engraver Frederick William Fairholt (1814-1866) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY / GEORGE ARENTS COLLECTION |
Bildgröße: | 4738 px × 3691 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |