Gin Lane, by William Hogarth

An image of Gin Lane. Hogarth, William (British, 1697-1764). Etching, engraving, 1750-1751. Production Note: State III/IV.

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Gin Lane. Hogarth, William (British, 1697-1764). Etching, engraving, 1750-1751. Production Note: State III/IV.

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Accession Number: 22.K.3-34
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Andrew Morris
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 853 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.21MB

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