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The Drunken Couple
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About this work
Images of intoxicated individuals were intended to be humorous, but they also had serious undertones. Moralizing texts and preachers described drinking as sinful, immoral, and a threat to social norms. Accordingly, a drunk woman, as seen here, compromised the well-being of the home, which was thought to have an impact on society as a whole.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Drunken Couple, 1685. Cornelis Dusart (Dutch, 1660–1704). Etching; platemark: 13.1 x 10.9 cm (5 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.); sheet: 13.5 x 11 cm (5 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1943.560
