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Engraving of a crowded 18th-century drinking party: men smoking and drinking at a candlelit table, while others sleep or fall to the floor.

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

An engraving of a raucous 18th-century drinking party in a cluttered room. Men smoke clay pipes and drink around a table lit by candles, while others slump asleep or topple to the floor in the foreground. The composition is crowded with gesturing figures, bowls, and scattered debris.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
1731
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2973 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1731.
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 nocturna moderna: fiesta de borrachos tras Hogarth, 1731

Un grabado de una animada fiesta de bebedores del siglo XVIII en una habitación desordenada. Varios hombres fuman pipas de arcilla y beben alrededor de una mesa iluminada por velas, mientras otros duermen recostados o caen al suelo en primer plano. La composición está llena de figuras que gesticulan, cuencos y restos dispersos.

Português: Uma conversa noturna moderna: festa de bêbados após Hogarth, 1731

Uma gravura de uma animada festa de bebedores do século XVIII em um cômodo desordenado. Homens fumam cachimbos de barro e bebem em volta de uma mesa iluminada por velas, enquanto outros dormem recostados ou caem no chão em primeiro plano. A composição é cheia de figuras gesticulando, tigelas e objetos espalhados.

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