Mealtime Collection (#4)

The Carthusians: The Sunday Meal at the Refectory (litho)
8666636 The Carthusians: The Sunday Meal at the Refectory (litho) by Kauffmann, Paul Adolphe (1849-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sunday Meal at the Refectory)

Eisenbahn-Coupe / Railway Coupe (colour litho)
8666312 Eisenbahn-Coupe / Railway Coupe (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eisenbahn-Coupe)

Plans of the New Hotel, Royal and Buffet, Royal Albert Dock (litho)
8667728 Plans of the New Hotel, Royal and Buffet, Royal Albert Dock (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plans of the New Hotel, Royal and Buffet)

English cookery, 1950s: Tea fancies and iced biscuits (colour photo)
8667376 English cookery, 1950s: Tea fancies and iced biscuits (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tea fancies and iced biscuits)

English cookery, 1950s: Cooking the Modern Way (b/w photo)
8667364 English cookery, 1950s: Cooking the Modern Way (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cooking the Modern Way)

English cookery, 1950s: Green-pea soup and rolls (colour photo)
8667359 English cookery, 1950s: Green-pea soup and rolls (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Green-pea soup and rolls)

Workers holiday day, meals and leisure - Work men's holiday - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980219 Workers holiday day, meals and leisure - Work men's holiday - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Workers holiday day)

Attacks by a boar - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving)
ICA4949867 Attacks by a boar - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Family breakfast from an English house under Queen Victoria. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4958091 Family breakfast from an English house under Queen Victoria. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Family breakfast from an English house under Queen Victoria)

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Indre and Loire (37): The young family in front of the Gruettes gate, 1860
LUX4816306 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Indre and Loire (37): The young family in front of the Gruettes gate, 1860; (add.info.: Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire)

Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209420 Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letters C: rooster, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205926 Letters C: rooster, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Prospectors in camp during the California Gold Rush, 1850s
NWI4712525 Prospectors in camp during the California Gold Rush, 1850s.; (add.info.: Prospectors in camp during the California Gold Rush, 1850s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Epernay: Un bas relief by Gustave Navlet (1832-1915)
LUX4711694 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Epernay: Un bas relief by Gustave Navlet (1832-1915) represents a feast with champagne in the 8th century, 1883; (add.info.: France)

Banquet at San Sebastian, 1900
3481009 Banquet at San Sebastian, 1900; (add.info.: Banquet at San Sebastian. Nationalist Paris city councillors celebrating their victory in municipal elections by paying a visit to Paul Deroulede)

Regency gentlemen dining with travelling salesmen at a tradesmen's hotel in Cheltenham
FLO4619221 Regency gentlemen dining with travelling salesmen at a tradesmen's hotel in Cheltenham. The Bagmens Banquet at the Bell Inn Cheltenham

The dinning hall of an orphanage, 1850
3478038 The dinning hall of an orphanage, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the dinning hall of an orphanage in France. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Child having bread & milk
2624094 Child having bread & milk; (add.info.: Child having bread & milk, 1890. By Frances Stebbins Allen, 1854-1941, photographer.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Depiction of Influenza. 19th century (engraving)
672873 Depiction of Influenza. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Banquet. 11th century (chromolithograph after English Psalter)
537703 Banquet. 11th century (chromolithograph after English Psalter); Universal History Archive/UIG

Two mice. 19th century (engraving)
672944 Two mice. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

View of the great banquet given by the provosts of the merchants and aldermen in honour of the birth of the dauphin
AIS5371371 View of the great banquet given by the provosts of the merchants and aldermen in honour of the birth of the dauphin Louis-Ferdinand of France, the eldest son of Louis XV, King of France

Daily life and customs of Peru, watercolour painting, 18th century
AIS5381476 Daily life and customs of Peru, watercolour painting, 18th century; Biblioteca del Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Daily life and customs of Peru)

Breakfast for Three 1909 (Oil on canvas)
8766577 Breakfast for Three 1909 (Oil on canvas) by Curran, Charles Courtney (1861-1942); 50.8x76.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Little ones having breakfast, Fry's Pure Concentrated Cocoa illustration from the London News, 1891 (engraving)
AIS5345451 Little ones having breakfast, Fry's Pure Concentrated Cocoa illustration from the London News, 1891 (engraving); (add.info.: Little ones having breakfast, 1891)

Four English royal sailors in uniform, eating peas under the upper hatch, aboard the Pallas, November 1774
MMM5480468 Four English royal sailors in uniform, eating peas under the upper hatch, aboard the Pallas, November 1774; National Maritime Museum, London

"Le banquet de Psyche" Peinture de Charles Joseph Natoire (Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1700-1777), 1732
UIG5335152 "Le banquet de Psyche" Peinture de Charles Joseph Natoire (Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1700-1777), 1732; Superstock/UIG

The marriage in Cana, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413226 The marriage in Cana, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG

French costumes of the 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912636 French costumes of the 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: French costumes of the late 15th century)

Medieval cuisine: the cup of soup after the hunting party. Xylography of the 15th century
FGL5485211 Medieval cuisine: the cup of soup after the hunting party. Xylography of the 15th century; Fototeca Gilardi

Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry
7209765 Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry. Esther and Assuerus : the Banquet of Assuerus and the repudiate of Vasthi (Esther en Assuerus)

Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry
7209761 Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry. Esther and Assuerus : the Banquet of Assuerus and the repudiate of Vasthi (Esther en Assuerus)

Embroidered Walnut Armchair Detail, c. 1685 (embroidery)
7141205 Embroidered Walnut Armchair Detail, c. 1685 (embroidery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: A formal banqueting scene, probably featuring Solomon and the Queen of Sheba)

Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print)
7293315 Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. People eating vegetables (garlic, oignon, roots.) under the Ancient Egypt

Thrush eating, c.1910 (print)
7293363 Thrush eating, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Thrush breeding in the Ancient Rome. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

Coffee in the XVIIth cent, c.1910 (print)
7293362 Coffee in the XVIIth cent, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Introduction of coffee in France, used by nobility at the end of the XVIIth century)

The oysters, c.1910 (print)
7293358 The oysters, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. French philosopher Michel de Montaigne eat oysters (XVIth cent.) Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293401 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid serving breakfast. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Melon in Cavaillon, c.1910 (print)
7293386 Melon in Cavaillon, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Melon farming in Cavaillon, France, XVIIIth cent)

Mushroom house, c.1910 (print)
7293369 Mushroom house, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. A mushroom house. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Clay balls, c.1910 (print)
7293346 Clay balls, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Indian people of South America (Otomanguean people?) eating cooked clay from the Orinoco river

Rice pilaf, c.1910 (print)
7293342 Rice pilaf, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Cooking rice pilaf in Eastern. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

Biscuits in the middle age, c.1910 (print)
7293340 Biscuits in the middle age, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. The echaudes, biscuits in France in the Middle Age)

The caviar, c.1910 (print)
7293335 The caviar, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Caviar in Russia, beluga sturgeon fishing. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

Grasshoppers eating, c.1910 (print)
7293334 Grasshoppers eating, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Grasshoppers eating in Africa. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

August the Strong, c.1910 (print)
7293333 August the Strong, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. The plates of August the strong, elector of Saxoy)

Page from William Caxton's edition of the prologue of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
3329855 Page from William Caxton's edition of the prologue of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales'; (add.info.: Page from William Caxton's edition of the prologue of Chaucer's The)

An orgiastic dinner at the time of the regency of Philippe II, duke of Orleans between 1715 and 1723
ELD4957857 An orgiastic dinner at the time of the regency of Philippe II, duke of Orleans between 1715 and 1723, at the Palais Royal

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"Mealtime: A Journey Through Art, History, and Culture" Step into the world as we explore various artworks and historical moments that depict this universal human experience. From heartwarming family gatherings to extravagant feasts, these captivating images reveal the significance of sharing a meal together. In Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece "The Harvesters, " we witness a scene from rural life where hardworking peasants take a break to enjoy their midday meal. The horse grazing nearby becomes one of the family, reminding us that even our animal companions can be part of our mealtimes. Moving forward in time, Harold Harvey's painting "The Tea Table" transports us to an elegant Victorian setting. With delicate china cups and dainty treats laid out on the table, it captures the refined ritual of afternoon tea – a cherished tradition still enjoyed today. Humor takes center stage in Punch cartoon's engraving titled "A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle. " As characters indulge in food during intermission at an opera performance, it playfully reminds us not to let our appetite distract from cultural experiences. Exploring diversity in dining experiences, we encounter a colored photograph capturing a black man enjoying a large watermelon. This image prompts reflection on how food has been used both as sustenance and as symbols laden with racial stereotypes throughout history. Delving into ancient Rome's eccentricities, an engraving portrays Emperor Caligula entertaining his favorite horse Incitatus at supper. This bizarre depiction highlights how power can sometimes lead to peculiar indulgences beyond imagination. Shifting gears towards sporting events brings us to "The Wappenshaw: A Shooting Match. " Oil on paper showcases Scottish soldiers gathering for target practice before sitting down together for hearty meals – camaraderie forged through shared activities and nourishment alike. In William Heath Robinson's whimsical illustration "Good Egg, " breakfast becomes an imaginative adventure filled with contraptions and inventions.