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Engraving of a crowded tavern: men drink punch and smoke pipes at a table, a man sprawls on the floor, and others doze in chairs.

A drunken party with men smoking, sleeping and falling to the floor. Engraving by W. Hogarth.

A crowded 18th-century tavern interior where men drink punch from a large bowl and smoke clay pipes around a table. In the foreground a man sprawls on the floor, while others sleep slumped in chairs and a standing figure gestures amid the smoke.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
[1732/1733]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2956 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1733.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Una conversación moderna a medianoche (grabado de Hogarth)

Interior de una taberna abarrotada del siglo XVIII, donde hombres beben ponche de un gran cuenco y fuman pipas de arcilla alrededor de una mesa. En primer plano, un hombre yace tendido en el suelo, mientras otros duermen recostados en sillas y una figura de pie gesticula entre el humo.

Português: Uma conversa moderna à meia-noite (gravura de Hogarth)

Interior de uma taverna lotada do século XVIII, onde homens bebem ponche de uma grande tigela e fumam cachimbos de barro ao redor de uma mesa. Em primeiro plano, um homem está caído no chão, enquanto outros dormem encostados em cadeiras e uma figura em pé gesticula em meio à fumaça.

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