A Reclining Turk, 1844

‘A Reclining Turk’ by Henri Charles Antoine Baron  1844      

The Weed Men, 1936

‘The Weed Men’ another adventure of Captain Justice & Co.,  book from the Boy’s Friend Library Series #541 by Murray Roberts, 1936    

The Hemp, 1889

The Hemp   Hemp with webbed leaf, Hemp is in bloom, In the air Pollen, like smoke, Corrugated above green strands, And, like a strong wine, his breath Gray heads in the plain. Hemp is ripe, Morning and evening We Read More …

Extracting Hemp from the Retting Pit, 1615

‘Estrazione della canapa dal macero’ (Extracting Hemp from the Retting Pit) by Giovan Francesco Barbieri known as ‘Il Guercino’  1615  

Zig-Zag, 1901

‘The world’s best branded cigarette paper’ (Le meilleur papier à cigarettes premiere marque du monde)  advertisement for Zig-Zag by Gaspar Camps  1901    

Two Monkeys Smoking a Pipe, 1635

‘Two Monkeys Smoking a Pipe’ (Twee apen roken pijp) engraving by Quirijn Boel from David Teniers II artwork,  Belgium 1635      

Arab Warrior Smoking a Narguile, 1863

‘Arab warrior smoking a narguile’  (Guerrero árabe fumando un narguile) by Mariano Fortuny 1863  

La Fumeuse de Haschisch, 1900

‘The Hashish Smoker’ (La fumeuse de Haschisch) by Émile Bernard, signed ‘Le Caire’ (Cairo)  1900  

Femme Persienne, 1714

‘Femme Persienne’ (Persian Woman) engraving by Gérard Scotin from the work of artist Jean-Baptiste Vanmour printed in ‘Recueil de cent estampes representant differentes nations du Levant’ (Collection of one hundred prints representing different nations of the Levant).  Printed in 1714   Read More …