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Dinner Party Collection (#2)

Step back in time to the 1800s as gas lamps flicker, casting a warm glow over the elegant dining room

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Officers and Midshipmen celebrating the news that the Captain has left the ship

Officers and Midshipmen celebrating the news that the Captain has left the ship
FLO4989338 Officers and Midshipmen celebrating the news that the Captain has left the ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The British Mission to Morocco (engraving)

The British Mission to Morocco (engraving)
1591415 The British Mission to Morocco (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Mission to Morocco)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: English gentleman and ladies announced before dinner in a grand house, 19th century

English gentleman and ladies announced before dinner in a grand house, 19th century
6337323 English gentleman and ladies announced before dinner in a grand house, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Tired and drunken man at a raucous dinner party with foxhunters

Tired and drunken man at a raucous dinner party with foxhunters
5893726 Tired and drunken man at a raucous dinner party with foxhunters. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Tired and drunken man at a raucous dinner party with foxhunters)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party

Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party
5893718 Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party causing a servant to spill a soup tureen over)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Army and Military System of China (engraving)

The Army and Military System of China (engraving)
2772680 The Army and Military System of China (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Army and Military System of China)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Liston and the Lambkins or the Citizens Dinner Party, from The English Spy, pub

Liston and the Lambkins or the Citizens Dinner Party, from The English Spy, pub
3090259 Liston and the Lambkins or the Citizens Dinner Party, from The English Spy, pub. 1824 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Visit of the Shah (engraving)

The Visit of the Shah (engraving)
1595987 The Visit of the Shah (engraving) by Nicolet, Gabriel (1856-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visit of the Shah. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 13 July 1889)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Formal Dinner Party for Dogs, 1893 (engraving)

Formal Dinner Party for Dogs, 1893 (engraving)
1202048 Formal Dinner Party for Dogs, 1893 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Dinner party (chromolitho)

Dinner party (chromolitho)
974383 Dinner party (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner party. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Kings Dinner Party on Board the Royal Yacht 'Victoria and Albert'(litho)

The Kings Dinner Party on Board the Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert"(litho)
1037428 The Kings Dinner Party on Board the Royal Yacht " Victoria and Albert" (litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Joker and the Fishes, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving)

The Joker and the Fishes, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving)
3472134 The Joker and the Fishes, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving) by Billingshurst, Percy J. (1871-1933); The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Punch cartoon: The Business of Pleasure (engraving)

Punch cartoon: The Business of Pleasure (engraving)
6034846 Punch cartoon: The Business of Pleasure (engraving) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Business of Pleasure)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Ghost (colour litho)

The Ghost (colour litho)
976313 The Ghost (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ghost. Music cover.); © Look and Learn

Background imageDinner Party Collection: A Dinner Party in the Seventeenth Century (engraving)

A Dinner Party in the Seventeenth Century (engraving)
3654617 A Dinner Party in the Seventeenth Century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dinner Party in the Seventeenth Century)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: At a Race-Meeting, Feverabad, India (engraving)

At a Race-Meeting, Feverabad, India (engraving)
1044173 At a Race-Meeting, Feverabad, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At a Race-Meeting, Feverabad, India)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: My First Season (engraving)

My First Season (engraving)
1047257 My First Season (engraving) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: My First Season)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful seen here at the Butler Society Dinner at Kilkenny

Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful seen here at the Butler Society Dinner at Kilkenny Castle during their trip to Dublin. 13th August 1967

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful seen here at the Butler Socirty Dinner at Kilkenny

Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful seen here at the Butler Socirty Dinner at Kilkenny Castle during their trip to Dublin. 13th August 1967

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Princely Meal (Die Fürstliche Mahlzeit), from a series depicting the wedding of Wolfga... 1614

The Princely Meal (Die Fürstliche Mahlzeit), from a series depicting the wedding of Wolfga... 1614
The Princely Meal (Die Furstliche Mahlzeit), from a series depicting the wedding of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Duke of Pfalz-Neuberg, Pfalzgraf, and Magdalena, Duchess of Bavaria, in Munich, 1613 (Plate 7)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Diner-Out. If thou wantest any thing, and wilt not call

The Diner-Out. If thou wantest any thing, and wilt not call, beshrew thy heart - Shakespeare, 1844. The Diner-Out - we mean the knife-and-fork professor with a good

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Licensed victuallers dinner

Licensed victuallers dinner
Amusing depiction of a licensed victuallers dinner, with dishes appropriate for inn-keepers. From " The Comic Almanack for 1839: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Salon 1910. (Ludovic Alleaume) After Dinner, 1910. Creator: Unknown

Salon 1910. (Ludovic Alleaume) After Dinner, 1910. Creator: Unknown
Salon 1910. (Ludovic Alleaume) After Dinner, 1910. Four men and women flirt and drink champagne in a restaurant. One of the women is smoking - rather shocking for the period. Postcard. [E.A

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Voltaire Incident, 1883-1907, (c1930). Creator: William Quiller Orchardson

The Voltaire Incident, 1883-1907, (c1930). Creator: William Quiller Orchardson
The Voltaire Incident, 1883-1907, (c1930). Scene based on a real incident: the French satirist Voltaire (1694-1778) has been beaten by the servants of the Duc de Rohan after Voltaire outsmarted him

Background imageDinner Party Collection: An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris, c1849. Creator: George Cruikshank

An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris, c1849. Creator: George Cruikshank
An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris - Mourir pour la Patrie, c1849. Humorous scene: shocked and terrified English diners are interrupted at dinner

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Holiday meal (oil on canvas)

Holiday meal (oil on canvas)
XIR407847 Holiday meal (oil on canvas) by Janssens, Hieronymus (1624-93); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Troyes, France; (add.info.: Feast meal; ); Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Interior of the Thatched House Tavern, St Jamess Street, London, c1840

Interior of the Thatched House Tavern, St Jamess Street, London, c1840. View showing a dinner meeting of the Dilettanti Society

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Mansion House, London, 1930

Mansion House, London, 1930. Interior view of the Mansion House, during Plow Monday dinner. The guests sit at long tables bearing trophies, the men wear dinner-jackets; there are very few women

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Bishopsgate Street, London, 1814. Artist: R Reeves

Bishopsgate Street, London, 1814. Artist: R Reeves
Interior view of the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate, London, 1814. Dinner in celebration of the emancipation of Holland from France. Large flags hang form the rear wall. Lower margin contains text

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The aldermans dinner, 1775

The aldermans dinner, 1775. An obese alderman eats gluttonously; his slimmer companion, bent over a plate, evidently suffers from gout as his bandaged foot rests on a cushion

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Dinner Party at a Mandarins House, China, 1843. Artist: G Patterson

Dinner Party at a Mandarins House, China, 1843. Artist: G Patterson
Dinner Party at a Mandarins House, China, 1843. From China in a Series of Views by George Newenham Wright

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Dinner served, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters

Dinner served, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Dinner served, 1964. In an early 1960s advertising shot, a model serves up roast beef and Yorkshire Puddings

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Dinner party Y Hostel Mr Massey farewell Dec

Dinner party Y Hostel Mr Massey farewell Dec
Dinner party at Y Hostel for Mr. Masseys farewell taken Dec. 6, 1943, Jerusalem, Israel

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Dinner party Y hostel June 7 1944 Gen McConnell

Dinner party Y hostel June 7 1944 Gen McConnell
Dinner party at Y hostel on June 7, 1944. Gen. McConnell, 1944, Jerusalem, Israel

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Thirteen at the Table from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Thirteen at the Table from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Praise of Chicken from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836. Creator: Lacoste

Praise of Chicken from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836. Creator: Lacoste
Praise of Chicken from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Merry Christmas!, 1938

Merry Christmas!, 1938. Plate taken from Plaisir de France (December, 1938)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Roman wall-painting of a dinner party

Roman wall-painting of a dinner party from Pompeii, now in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

Background imageDinner Party Collection: HOUS2A-00064

HOUS2A-00064
Christmas feast in a baronial hall. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Caldecott

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Dinner Party at a Mandarins House, 1843. Artist: G Paterson

Dinner Party at a Mandarins House, 1843. Artist: G Paterson
Dinner Party at a Mandarins House, 1843. After Thomas Allom (1804?1872). From China Illustrated, by Thomas Allom. [Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris, 1843]

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Midnight Supper, 1938

Midnight Supper, 1938. Plate taken from Plaisir de France (December, 1938)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Supper, (1885). Artist: Masquelier

The Supper, (1885). Artist: Masquelier
The Supper, (1885). Illustration of an 18th-century scene, from A collection of songs by Laborde, volume 4

Background imageDinner Party Collection: A dinner party, late 15th century, (1910)

A dinner party, late 15th century, (1910). Noticeable is the variety of the hats of the men, and their pourpoints (jackets) and sleeves

Background imageDinner Party Collection: A banquet, late 15th century, (1910)

A banquet, late 15th century, (1910). A man on the left wears several large feathers in his hat. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910)

Background imageDinner Party Collection: The Dolls Dinner Party, 1905. Artist: Georges Lemmen

The Dolls Dinner Party, 1905. Artist: Georges Lemmen
The Dolls Dinner Party, 1905

Background imageDinner Party Collection: Roman wallpainting of a dinner-party, Pompeii, Italy

Roman wallpainting of a dinner-party, Pompeii, Italy




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Step back in time to the 1800s as gas lamps flicker, casting a warm glow over the elegant dining room. The air is filled with anticipation as guests gather for a lavish dinner party. The aroma of a succulent roast meal wafts through the room, tantalizing taste buds and whetting appetites. It's Christmas Eve in 1938, and merry greetings fill the air. Laughter echoes off the walls as friends and family come together to celebrate this joyous occasion. A sense of warmth envelops everyone, making memories that will last a lifetime. In an enchanting engraving from another era, we witness chivalry at its finest. A gentleman gracefully presents a lady with a dish of jelly at an exquisite supper. It's not just about food; it's about gestures of kindness and respect that make these gatherings truly special. A toast is raised in 1913, marking moments of triumph or simply celebrating life itself. Glasses clink together amidst heartfelt laughter and camaraderie. These cherished traditions bring people closer than ever before. Transport yourself to 1891 through an etching titled "The Young Duke. " This captivating artwork captures the elegance and grandeur of dinner parties during this period – where opulence meets sophistication. However, not all dinner parties go according to plan. In one unfortunate scenario depicted on canvas in 1880, an unpleasant stench fills the room when a game dish arrives unexpectedly – ruining what was meant to be an enjoyable evening. "The Dinner Party" engraving showcases individuals gathered around a beautifully set table adorned with fine china and crystal glasses – capturing both opulence and refinement simultaneously. In contrast, "The Helots" lithograph depicts scenes from ancient Greece where slaves serve their masters during banquets - reminding us how societal dynamics have evolved over time but also highlighting historical perspectives on feasting customs. Travel northwards to Haddo House in 1884, as captured by Alfred Edward Emslie's oil on canvas.