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Engraving of a crowded tavern: men drink punch and smoke pipes at a table, a man sprawls on the floor, and others doze in chairs.

A Midnight Modern Conversation (Hogarth engraving)

A crowded 18th-century tavern interior where men drink punch from a large bowl and smoke clay pipes around a table. In the foreground a man sprawls on the floor, while others sleep slumped in chairs and a standing figure gestures amid the smoke.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
[1732/1733]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2956 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1733.
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

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