The Drunkards Progress. From the first glass to the grave.
Step 1. A glass with a friend.
Step 2. A glass to keep the cold out.
Step 3. A glass too much.
Step 4. Drunk and riotous.
Step 5. The summit attained. Jolly companions. A confirmed drunkard.
Step 6. Poverty and disease.
Step 7. Forsaken by Friends.
Step 8. Desperation and crime.
Step 9. Death by suicide.
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STEP 1
A glass with a friend
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STEP 2.
A glass to keep the cold out.
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STEP 3.
A glass too much.
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STEP 4.
Drunk and riotous.
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STEP 5.
The summit attained. Jolly companions. A confirmed drunkard.
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STEP 6.
Poverty and disease.
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STEP 7.
Forsaken by Friends.
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STEP 8.
Desperation and crime.
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STEP 9.
Death by suicide.
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The Drunkards Progress.
From the first glass to the grave.
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Captions
This lithograph depicts a symmetrical nine-step bridge. On each step is a stage in the life of a man who becomes addicted to alcohol, leading to poverty, crime, and eventually suicide. Below the bridge, his wife and child are depicted in tears.