The Bottle, Plate V: Cold, Misery and Want, Destitute Family Scene

A black-and-white lithograph of a cramped, bare room with a man in a dark coat holding a bottle while a woman in a shawl sits by an empty hearth and children crouch nearby. A woman in a white apron stands at a table, and a hat lies on the floor beside a low bed.

Artist

Michelin

Date

ca 1847

Medium

paper (overall material) ink (overall material)

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)

Size

1600 × 1477 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History