Eating Collection (#95)

French soldiers celebrating All Saints Day in the trenches, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000285 French soldiers celebrating All Saints Day in the trenches, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eagle devouring the liver of Prometheus, chained to a rock by Zeus in punishment for stealing fire from the gods
6000264 Eagle devouring the liver of Prometheus, chained to a rock by Zeus in punishment for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humanity (colour litho) by Scheiner

Domesticated and wild animals (coloured engraving)
5998818 Domesticated and wild animals (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Domesticated and wild animals)

Caricatures (colour litho)
5999650 Caricatures (colour litho) by Moloch (Colomb B.) (1849-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricatures. Illustration from Nos Celebrites Contemporaines)

Page from catalogue of tents from Benjamin Edgington of Southwark, London (colour litho)
5236340 Page from catalogue of tents from Benjamin Edgington of Southwark, London (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soup kitchen providing food for the poor, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
5235489 Soup kitchen providing food for the poor, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soup kitchen providing food for the poor)

Menu for a banquet hosted by the Colonel of the Civic Guard of Bruges in honour of the birthday of the King of
5235198 Menu for a banquet hosted by the Colonel of the Civic Guard of Bruges in honour of the birthday of the King of the Belgians (colour litho) by Belgian School

American trade card advertising the Kansas Salt Company, Hutchinson, Kansas (colour litho)
5236034 American trade card advertising the Kansas Salt Company, Hutchinson, Kansas (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cooking pot and waiting diner from 1550 edition of Cosmographia
5668988 Cooking pot and waiting diner from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); (add.info)

"Nature morte de table du petit-dejeuner avec tarte aux mures"
FIA5394300 " Nature morte de table du petit-dejeuner avec tarte aux mures" (Breakfast Table with Blackberry Pie) Peinture de Willem Claesz Heda (1594-1680)

"Table de banquet avec jambon"(Banquet Piece with Ham
FIA5393198 " Table de banquet avec jambon" (Banquet Piece with Ham) Peinture de Willem Claesz (Claeszoon) Heda (1594-1680) - 1656 - Oil on canvas Dim 111x152 cm Museum of Fine Arts

Burlesque Feast, c. 1550 (oil on panel)
FIA5392459 Burlesque Feast, c.1550 (oil on panel) by Mandyn, Jean (1500-60); 98.5x147 cm; Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, Spain; (add.info.: Festin burlesque - Peinture de Jan Mandyn (1502-1560)

Sea monster consuming human victim, 1550 (coloured woodcut)
1147338 Sea monster consuming human victim, 1550 (coloured woodcut) by German School, (16th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Historical Pictures; German, out of copyright

A Midday Repast (oil on board)
1766656 A Midday Repast (oil on board) by McGregor, Robert (1848-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Midday Repast. Robert McGregor (1847-1922)

"Somebody has been at my porridge and has eaten it all up"
1772331 " Somebody has been at my porridge and has eaten it all up", from English Fairy Tales Retold by F.A. Steel, published 1927 (colour litho) by Rackham

Banquet given at the Crystal Palace by Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton (engraving)
1612322 Banquet given at the Crystal Palace by Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Arctic Expedition (engraving)
1611805 The Arctic Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arctic Expedition. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 May 1875)

Opening of the New Metropolitan Meat Market, Smithfield, the Banquet (engraving)
1611496 Opening of the New Metropolitan Meat Market, Smithfield, the Banquet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Honourable East India Companys Banquet at the London Tavern to Lieutenant-General Patrick Grant, CB
1608558 The Honourable East India Companys Banquet at the London Tavern to Lieutenant-General Patrick Grant, CB, the New Commander-in-Chief of Madras (engraving) by English School

Banquet at the London Tavern to General Vivian and the English Officers of the Turkish Contingent in the Crimea
1602066 Banquet at the London Tavern to General Vivian and the English Officers of the Turkish Contingent in the Crimea (engraving) by English School

The Royal Visit to Hatfield House (engraving)
1617408 The Royal Visit to Hatfield House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Visit to Hatfield House)

Banquet at the Fishmongers Hall on Lord Mayors Day (engraving)
1619937 Banquet at the Fishmongers Hall on Lord Mayors Day (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banquet at the Fishmongers Hall on Lord Mayors Day)

At the Boat-Race (engraving)
1613918 At the Boat-Race (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Boat-Race. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 March 1880)

Banquet given to the Imperial Commissioners of the Paris Exhibition by the Foreign Commissioners in the Hotel du Louvre
1620746 Banquet given to the Imperial Commissioners of the Paris Exhibition by the Foreign Commissioners in the Hotel du Louvre (engraving) by French School

Banquet to the Fusilier Guards and others of Her Majestys Troops, 1000 in Number, at St John, New Brunswick (engraving)
1620216 Banquet to the Fusilier Guards and others of Her Majestys Troops, 1000 in Number, at St John, New Brunswick (engraving) by English School

The Emperor of Germany in Italy (engraving)
1621407 The Emperor of Germany in Italy (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emperor of Germany in Italy)

Banquet to the Australian Cricketers at the Inns of Court Hotel, 7 September (litho)
1592629 Banquet to the Australian Cricketers at the Inns of Court Hotel, 7 September (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

From Buffalo to Pittsburg (litho)
1597222 From Buffalo to Pittsburg (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Buffalo to Pittsburg. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 February 1897)

Mr Gladstone at Leeds (engraving)
1590687 Mr Gladstone at Leeds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstone at Leeds. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 15 October 1881)

The Three Emperors at Berlin, Arrival at the Banquet in the White Hall of the Old Palace (engraving)
1588910 The Three Emperors at Berlin, Arrival at the Banquet in the White Hall of the Old Palace (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info)

Banquet at the Townhall, Grimsby, on the Town becoming a County Borough (engraving)
1603042 Banquet at the Townhall, Grimsby, on the Town becoming a County Borough (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banquet at the Townhall, Grimsby)

The Fete in Honour of Madame Sarah Bernhardt, M Victorien Sardou kissing the Actresss Hand before giving her Name as
1606094 The Fete in Honour of Madame Sarah Bernhardt, M Victorien Sardou kissing the Actresss Hand before giving her Name as the Toast at the Banquet (litho) by English School

Wedding Festivities at Holland House, Breakfast in the Garden (engraving)
1588774 Wedding Festivities at Holland House, Breakfast in the Garden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedding Festivities at Holland House)

Banquet at Goldsmiths Hall (engraving)
1586841 Banquet at Goldsmiths Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banquet at Goldsmiths Hall)

History of the glove: the fingers of the ancient Greeks - Liebig chromolithography
LSE4088356 History of the glove: the fingers of the ancient Greeks - Liebig chromolithography, 19th century by Unknown Artist

Guest House, 1879 (oil on canvas)
3959964 Guest House, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918); 38.1 x 46 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info)

Maximilian, Holy Roman Emperor, 1672 (etching)
3744618 Maximilian, Holy Roman Emperor, 1672 (etching) by Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-77); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration to Elias Ashmoles The Institution)

Feeding the Horses (Horses, Figures and Poultry), 1858 (oil on canvas)
3744219 Feeding the Horses (Horses, Figures and Poultry), 1858 (oil on canvas) by Herring Snr, John Frederick (1795-1865); 127x106.7 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Lunch - engraving, 19th century
LSE4079079 Lunch - engraving, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Lunch - engraving)

Breakfast of the Impress Josephine de Beauharnais in Cervos in 1810
JLJ4611147 Breakfast of the Impress Josephine de Beauharnais in Cervos in 1810. Drawing by Theodore Turpin De Crisse (1782-1859), 1810. Dim: 0.11 X 0.15m

An interior view of a dining room in 1815 A man in a slipper takes his breakfast before
JLJ4582458 An interior view of a dining room in 1815 A man in a slipper takes his breakfast before the dogs eyes. Painting by Martin Drolling (1752-1817), 1815

A Stable Interior (oil on canvas)
1152990 A Stable Interior (oil on canvas) by Clark, Joseph (1834-1926); 51x61 cm; Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington, Lancashire, UK; eHaworth Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Banquet to M Santos Dumont at the Hotel Metropole, 25 November, Enthusiastic Reception of the Brazilian Aeronaut
1628648 The Banquet to M Santos Dumont at the Hotel Metropole, 25 November, Enthusiastic Reception of the Brazilian Aeronaut (litho) by Wright

Lord Mayors Day, Festivities at the Guildhall (engraving)
1627560 Lord Mayors Day, Festivities at the Guildhall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Mayors Day, Festivities at the Guildhall)

Farewell Dinner to Lord Ellenborough, at Calcutta (engraving)
1625156 Farewell Dinner to Lord Ellenborough, at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farewell Dinner to Lord Ellenborough, at Calcutta)

A Tangle, 1897 (oil on canvas)
1199805 A Tangle, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Muschamp, Francis Sydney (1851-1929); 50.9x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A young Sacred Baboon with its cheek pouch full, London Zoo, 1925 (b / w photo)
3260715 A young Sacred Baboon with its cheek pouch full, London Zoo, 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

The Last Supper (fresco)
3249092 The Last Supper (fresco) by Luini, Bernardino (c.1480-1532); Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Lugano, Switzerland; Photo eStephen Coyne; Italian, out of copyright

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"Eating: A Journey Through Art, Literature, and History" Step into the world of gastronomy as we explore the diverse realms of eating. From medieval tales to whimsical illustrations, from historical feasts to intimate café lunches, join us on a culinary adventure like no other. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren, indulge in a feast fit for knights as they gather around tables laden with succulent delicacies. The Pea Apparatus by William Heath Robinson takes us on a comical journey through an elaborate contraption designed solely for enjoying peas – a testament to our love affair with food. Louis Wain's A Christmas Catastrophe captures the chaos that ensues when furry friends decide to join in on holiday festivities at mealtime. Meanwhile, Hogarth's Four Times of the Day transports us to bustling streets during noon where people hurriedly grab their midday meals amidst daily routines. Sharing Rations - The Troopers Christmas-Box reminds us of the importance of community and compassion during times of scarcity. In The Peasants Wedding, witness joyous celebrations filled with laughter and hearty banquets that bring people together in unity. Maria Sibylla Merian's Butterfly illustration entices us with vibrant colors and intricate details found in nature's own buffet. Sartre & Beauvoir take center stage as French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and writer Simone Beauvoir share thoughts over lunch at a Parisian café – proving that great ideas can be born from simple moments shared over good food. William Heath Robinson returns with his whimsy in The Toast, presenting an absurd yet ingenious contraption dedicated solely to perfecting toast-making rituals. St. Catherines Point Lighthouse stands tall against crashing waves while nearby fishermen savor freshly caught seafood – reminding us how location enhances our dining experiences. Ian Dury indulges in England's iconic jellied eels outside Tubby Isaacs' East End stall, showcasing the cultural significance of regional cuisine.