Luncheon Collection

The Harvesters, 1565. Creator: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Harvesters, 1565

Chefs eating lunch at Sherrys restaurant, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380765 Chefs eating lunch at Sherrys restaurant, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Le dejeuner, 1873. Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Le dejeuner, 1873. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Luncheon of the Boating Party. Oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880-81
RENOIR: LUNCHEON, 1880-81. Luncheon of the Boating Party. Oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880-81

Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1881. Oil on canvas. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) French painter. Party eating and drinking under awning in the open air by a riverside

Cans of Spam 1940S
Canned Spam luncheon meat, priced at 1 4D (one shilling and four pence in old money), on a shelf in a grocery store

Refreshments at Paddington Station, c. 1920
A refreshment porter hands a first class passenger a luncheon basket through the window of a carriage while stationary at Paddington station, c.1920

Market Reports - English Country Squire carves the beef
Market Reports illustrated (Postcard series): MEAT: " English beef was in fine condition." This report on English beef (as a commodity traded on the Stock Exchange)

Mechanics Institute Luncheon, July 1908
This luncheon was held in the Reading Room of the Mechanics Institute. George Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR

DENIS: MUSES, 1893. The Muses. Oil on canvas by Maurice Denis, 1893

Loelia Ponsonby and the Duke of Westminster
Hugh ( Bendor ) Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, with Loelia Ponsonby who he would marry at Princes Row Register Office in London, 20th February 1930

Lunch at the Chelsea Arts Club, 1933 (oil on canvas)
CAC159788 Lunch at the Chelsea Arts Club, 1933 (oil on canvas) by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (1880-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: left to right, A. R)

Social - Claridges Lunch
Luncheon at Claridges Hotel, a convenient eatery if you are shopping in Londons Mayfair Date: 1912

Cricket at Eastbourne
The Saffrons cricket ground, pictured during the annual County Week, with Sussex hosting Surrey. In the foreground is the enclosure of the Sussex Club, adjoining which is that of the Devonshire Club

Advert for Asprey for the races 1937
A variety of outdoor items for the races including: Ladies seal race companion, pigskin betting book, field glasses, binoculars, aluminium mount saddle seat

Lunch in China, c.1910 (print)
7293345 Lunch in China, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. A lunch in China. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Japanese general Nogi Maresuke and his staff taking lunch, Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (b/w photo)
8655527 Japanese general Nogi Maresuke and his staff taking lunch, Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Restaurant customer impatient for his meal (chromolitho)
8677804 Restaurant customer impatient for his meal (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Restaurant customer impatient for his meal)

Lofthouse Park Camp: After Lunch, Walking in the Garden (b/w photo)
8670231 Lofthouse Park Camp: After Lunch, Walking in the Garden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After Lunch, Walking in the Garden)

New Zealand, 1890s: After Lunch (b/w photo)
8662701 New Zealand, 1890s: After Lunch (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After Lunch)

A servant girl serving a gentleman
5311881 A servant girl serving a gentleman; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a servant girl serving a gentleman his luncheon. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

U.S. Soldiers lunching at Citroen Munitions factory. August 1918 (b/w photo)
UIG5446713 U.S. Soldiers lunching at Citroen Munitions factory. August 1918 (b/w photo).

The wheat, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790171 The wheat, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: the wheat : from the harvest to the bread, in France early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

A gaucho roasting a piece of beef (b/w photo)
8635674 A gaucho roasting a piece of beef (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gaucho roasting a piece of beef)

Bill from the Red Horse Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon (engraving)
8677652 Bill from the Red Horse Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bill for lunch at the Red Horse Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon)

The Land of Freedom (litho)
8663502 The Land of Freedom (litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Land of Freedom)

Serviettes: The Lunch (b/w photo)
8643669 Serviettes: The Lunch (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lunch)

Tendency among Business-men to believe in doing Business over Lunch (litho)
8630575 Tendency among Business-men to believe in doing Business over Lunch (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info)

Louis XV, King of France (coloured engraving)
8672814 Louis XV, King of France (coloured engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis XV, King of France: the royal lunch)

Lunch in Fleet Street, London (b/w photo)
8676177 Lunch in Fleet Street, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lunch in Fleet Street, London)

The staff of Punch at table, 1895 (b/w photo)
8675767 The staff of Punch at table, 1895 (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The staff of Punch at table, 1895)

Charcoal colliers, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676034 Charcoal colliers, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charcoal colliers, Sussex)

A mother feeding her toddler in a high chair, 1850
3478202 A mother feeding her toddler in a high chair, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mother feeding her toddler in a high chair. Illustrated by Miriam Kerns)

Peers and Peeresses at Luncheon on Coronation Day in the Royal Gallery, House of Lords (litho)
1040640 Peers and Peeresses at Luncheon on Coronation Day in the Royal Gallery, House of Lords (litho) by Salmon, Balliol (1868-1953) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Artistic Centre Buffet in the "Rose du Barry" Restaurant, Hotel Cecil, London (b/w photo)
8628322 An Artistic Centre Buffet in the "Rose du Barry" Restaurant, Hotel Cecil, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A Royal Table Spread in the Jungle (b/w photo)
8628318 A Royal Table Spread in the Jungle (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Royal Table Spread in the Jungle)

Knife, Knock, Lance, Latch, Lathe, Learn, Lunch, Match, Moose, Mount, Mount, Mourn (engraving)
8650017 Knife, Knock, Lance, Latch, Lathe, Learn, Lunch, Match, Moose, Mount, Mount, Mourn (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knife, Knock, Lance)

Restaurant customer toasting the chef (chromolitho)
8677762 Restaurant customer toasting the chef (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Restaurant customer toasting the chef)

The War in Denmark: Prussian troops leaving Altona for Schleswig...at the railway station, 1864
The War in Denmark: Prussian troops leaving Altona for Schleswig - the officers taking a hasty meal at the railway station, from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

British officers' luncheon in wrecked village, 1917 25 April 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British officers' luncheon in wrecked village, 1917 25 April 1917. British officers eating lunch in the ruins of a building at E´treillers, Aisne, France on April 25, 1917 during World War I.

French Officers at luncheon in the field, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
French Officers at luncheon in the field, between c1914 and c1915. French soldiers eating and drinking wine in a field probably during World War I.

Lunch at the halt. Group portrait, 1920-1929. Creator: Unknown
Lunch at the halt. Group portrait, 1920-1929. In the early part of the Stalin era, the Kremlin established a new administrative territory in the Soviet Far East--the Jewish Autonomous Region--to

Hop-pickers Resting - drawn by Phiz, 1858. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne
Hop-pickers Resting - drawn by Phiz, 1858. Seasonal farm workers. Here meet together the respectable poor and the disreputable poor, the honest labourer and the thief (doing honest work now)

The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace, 1858 Creator: Unknown
The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace, 1858. The object of the charity is to provide a home for orphan girls

Ah! Il est fraîs...Ah! Il est fraîs... 1846. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ah! Il est frais...Ah! Il est frais... 1846. Ah! il est frais...ah! il est frais...mais t'nez donc garcon, decidement il est frais!'

Pastoral Repast, 1769. Creator: Francois Boucher
Pastoral Repast, 1769

American Prison Life, Blackwell's Island, New York: Dinner-Time, 1876. Creator: Unknown
American Prison Life, Blackwell's Island, New York: Dinner-Time, 1876. Convicts complying with a...regulation to be observed after the dismissal of the guests from that monotonous repast

The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Tiffin in the Jungle...1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Tiffin in the Jungle, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in...the Terai, or forest wilderness, on the frontier of Nepaul

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Step into the world of luncheons, where art and gastronomy intertwine. From Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece "The Harvesters" to Claude Monet's enchanting "Le dejeuner, " these captivating works transport us to a time when chefs indulged in their midday repasts at Sherry's restaurant in New York City back in 1902. As we delve deeper into this culinary journey, an English Country Squire expertly carves beef while Market Reports capture the essence of tradition and refinement. But let us not forget the humble beginnings of lunchtime fare – cans of Spam from the 1940s remind us that even during challenging times, nourishment was found amidst scarcity. Meanwhile, Pierre-Auguste Renoir invites us to join his boating party for a delightful luncheon by the riverside, capturing moments of joy and camaraderie on canvas. Traveling forward through time, we find ourselves at Paddington Station circa 1920, where refreshments await weary travelers seeking respite before continuing their journeys. The Mechanics Institute Luncheon held in July 1908 brings together minds fueled by food as they discuss ideas and innovations. Maurice Denis' painting "DENIS: MUSES" transports us to a realm where muses inspire creativity over shared meals. Loelia Ponsonby finds herself dining with none other than the Duke of Westminster – an encounter that sparks curiosity about their intriguing conversation. Finally, Claridge's Lunch beckons socialites and connoisseurs alike to revel in elegance and sophistication as they savor each bite meticulously prepared by skilled hands. In this diverse collection scenes spanning centuries and continents, we witness not only sustenance but also glimpses into society's customs, conversations whispered between bites, laughter echoing across tables adorned with delicacies. These snapshots encapsulate more than just a meal; they offer windows into history itself – a testament to the timeless allure of luncheons.