Black-and-white lithograph of a crowded room where a man in a top hat seizes a woman in white while onlookers recoil and a child watches by a fireplace.

The Bottle, Plate VII: Husband Kills Wife in Drunken Fury

A crowded interior with a man in a top hat and long coat grasping a woman in a white dress while onlookers recoil and a child stands by the fireplace. A woman in black kneels in the foreground beside a fallen figure. Black-and-white lithograph with fine hatching and dramatic lighting.

Artist: Michelin
Date: ca 1847
Medium: paper (overall material) ink (overall material)
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size: 1600 × 1477 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1852).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

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