Marlow Home Co. 'Beer Street' Graphic Art

Beer Street by William Hogarth. 'Beer Street', 1751. Working people enjoying a tankard of beer outside the Barley Mow public house. The figures include two women with baskets of fish and a butcher holding a joint of meat, whilst above him an artist paints the inn sign. Fourth and final state of the plate. This print was published in support of a campaign directed against gin drinking among London's poor. Consumption of cheap spirits by the poor had soared in the early eighteenth century, with dire social consequences. Beer Street celebrates the virtues of the mildly intoxicating traditional national drink. Beer inspires artists and refreshes tradesmen and labourers. It can be drunk safely on rooftops. The newfangled foreign spirit gin, however, inspires violence and careless inebriation. Produced on 280gsm fine art paper designed for museum-quality reproductions. The paper has a gently textured matt surface making it especially well suited for giclée reproductions of art prints and paintings.

• 12-colour Giclée printing process
• 280gsm fine art paper
• Includes a minimum border of 5cm (2 inches) on each side to aid mounting or framing
• Made in the UK
• Product Type: Graphic Art
• Primary Art Material (Format: Wrapped Canvas): Canvas
  • Primary Art Material Details (Format: Wrapped Canvas): 400gsm cotton canvas
• Primary Art Material (Format: Framed Paper, Unframed Paper): Paper
  • Primary Art Material Details (Format: Framed Paper, Unframed Paper): 280gsm fine art paper
• Colour: Grey
• Number of Items Included: 1
• Artist: William Hogarth
• Orientation: Vertical
• Shape: Rectangle
• Fire Resistant: No
• Wall Mounting Hardware: No
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• Built-in Lighting: No
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• Region: Europe
• Country of Origin: United Kingdom
• Subject: People
• Animals: Not an Animal
• Other Animals: No
• Plants & Flowers: Not Flowers
• Transportation Type: Not Transportation
• Other Transportation Type: No
• Sports & Sports Teams: Not Sports & Sports Teams
• Other Sports & Sports Teams: No
• Nature Scenes: Not Nature Scenes
• Other Nature Scenes: No
• Food & Beverage: Not Food & Beverage
• Other Food & Beverage: No
• Entertainment and Fashion: Not Entertainment & Fashion
• Other Entertainment: No
• U.S. States and Territories: Not U.S. States and Territories
• Cities: Not Cities
• Other Cities: No
• Countries: Not Countries
• Other Countries: No
• Fantasy & Sci-Fi: Not Fantasy & Sci-Fi
• Other Fantasy & Sci-Fi: No
• World Cultures: Not World Cultures
• Other World Cultures: No
• Abstract and Fractals: Not Abstract and Fractals
• Other Abstract: No
• Religion & Spirituality: Not Religion & Spirituality
• Inspirational Quotes & Sayings: Not Inspirational Quotes & Sayings
• Maps: Not Maps
• Education: Not Education
• Architecture: Not Architecture
• Advertisements: Not Advertisements
• Astrology: Not Astrology
• Framed (Format: Framed Paper): Yes
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  • Frame Material (Format: Framed Paper): Wood
  • Frame Colour (Format: Framed Paper): Black
• Framed (Format: Unframed Paper): No
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• Framed (Format: Wrapped Canvas): No
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• Open Format Type (Format: Unframed Paper): Open Frame/Gallery Wrapped
• Open Format Type (Format: Wrapped Canvas): Open Frame/Gallery Wrapped
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• Purposeful Distressing Type: No Distressing
• Life Stage:
• Season: No Season
• Holiday / Occasion: No Holiday
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• Grouped Set Type: Single Piece Item
• Multi Piece Art: No
• Art Production Method: Machine Made
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