Tuesday, 20 May 2014

1800s Photographer Aims To Depict The "Five Stages Of Inebriation," Nails It

In no way familiar to any gentleman who enjoys refreshing themselves of a Friday evening. HT Retronaut .


The Five Stages of Inebriation (c. 1863-1868) by Charles Percy Pickering was possibly commissioned by a local temperence group.


The Five Stages of Inebriation (c. 1863-1868) by Charles Percy Pickering was possibly commissioned by a local temperence group.


Via acms.sl.nsw.gov.au


The State Library of New South Wales, which owns the pictures, says: "the photographs may also have been used by an engraver for illustrations."


The State Library of New South Wales, which owns the pictures, says: "the photographs may also have been used by an engraver for illustrations."


Via acms.sl.nsw.gov.au


It's believed the man in the pictures is a model.


It's believed the man in the pictures is a model.


Via acms.sl.nsw.gov.au


And the library suspects this pose may have been influenced by an S.T. Gill watercolour.


And the library suspects this pose may have been influenced by an S.T. Gill watercolour .


Via acms.sl.nsw.gov.au



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