Anacreontick's in full Song mb-artist W_Watkins carrying a large basket of

carrying a large basket of books

Hanbury and Buxton beers is at far right

The bridge over the River Thames in rural Chelsea with figures in the foreground

trees and classical statues

Anacreontick's in full Song mb-artist W_Watkins carrying a large basket of'Anacreontick's in full Song', 1801. A scene of drunkenness and excess; the man in the foreground smoking a pipe has extremely swollen legs, a result of gout, associated with heavy drinking. Other men sing, laugh, or read. A pile of empty bottles lies in the corner, with a spittoon and broken pipes. The clock, with hats either side, shows twenty to four, possibly in the morning. To the left is a portrait of Anacreon, the Greek poet whose work inspired