

The Smoker
1630
Slouching in his chair, with his breeches open, the man blows smoke from his pipe through his nose. His eyes are glazed, as though he is in a stupor. In the 17th century smoking had fervent supporters as well as opponents. Some scholars held that tobacco smoke was therapeutic for both body and spirit; others were
convinced that pipe-smoking was as harmful as excessive drinking.
convinced that pipe-smoking was as harmful as excessive drinking.
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- Courtesy of Rijksmuseum
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