who placed it in his Gin Lane etching from 1751. Hogarth was a strong critic of the Gin Craze. Thousands of small gin shops opened in cellars, attics and back rooms in London. It was very easy to ...

In 1751, William Hogarth, the great London painter and satirist, produced Gin Lane, arguably his most famous etching. This raucous image is a good place to introduce one of London’s hidden gems ...