Mealtime Collection (#8)

The Mahogany Tree (litho)
8675796 The Mahogany Tree (litho) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mahogany Tree)

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)

Women sunbathing on the grass (b/w photo)
8655822 Women sunbathing on the grass (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women sunbathing on the grass)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669500 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bar practice (engraving)
8642718 Bar practice (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bar practice. Illustration for The Humourist by W H Harrison (Ackermann)

Civic enjoyments (engraving)
8642706 Civic enjoyments (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Civic enjoyments)

Small Iced Cakes; Honey Cake; Eclairs (colour litho)
8642436 Small Iced Cakes; Honey Cake; Eclairs (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Small Iced Cakes; Honey Cake; Eclairs)

The Greedy Boy (engraving)
8639633 The Greedy Boy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Greedy Boy. Illustration for The Juvenile Instructor (1892).); © Look and Learn

Apple fritters (colour photo)
8655271 Apple fritters (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apple fritters)

Vegetables (colour photo)
8655266 Vegetables (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vegetables. Illustration for Good Housekeeping's Basic Cookery in Pictures)

Soups (colour photo)
8655265 Soups (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soups. Illustration for Good Housekeeping's Basic Cookery in Pictures)

Cornish pasties (colour photo)
8655259 Cornish pasties (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornish pasties)

Muscles of the jaw and lips and their role in eating food (coloured engraving)
8655748 Muscles of the jaw and lips and their role in eating food (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Weather permitting (colour litho)
8656434 Weather permitting (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weather permitting. Couple sitting under an umbrella in the rain)

Christ Church, Hall (b/w photo)
8642205 Christ Church, Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ Church, Hall)

The feast of cherries (engraving)
8650511 The feast of cherries (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The feast of cherries)

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

English cookery, 1950s: Advertisement for Pyrex oven-to-table glassware (litho)
8667627 English cookery, 1950s: Advertisement for Pyrex oven-to-table glassware (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

English cookery, 1950s: Advertisement for Presto Pressure Cookers (litho)
8667363 English cookery, 1950s: Advertisement for Presto Pressure Cookers (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Presto Pressure Cookers)

English cookery, 1950s: Roast pheasant (colour photo)
8667361 English cookery, 1950s: Roast pheasant (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roast pheasant)

English cookery, 1950s: Meat stew in a casserole (colour photo)
8667358 English cookery, 1950s: Meat stew in a casserole (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meat stew in a casserole)

English cookery, 1950s: Savoury faggots with vegetables (colour photo)
8667356 English cookery, 1950s: Savoury faggots with vegetables (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Savoury faggots with vegetables)

Wedding Banquet. On the clouds Bacchus, Ariadne and Venus with a figure pouring wine are seated at a round table
8683576 Wedding Banquet. On the clouds Bacchus, Ariadne and Venus with a figure pouring wine are seated at a round table. The other gods watch from afar

The Last Supper, 1605 (oil on canvas)
8682935 The Last Supper, 1605 (oil on canvas) by Carducho, Bartolome (1560-1608); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By Bartolomeo Carducci or Carducho)

Naval Scenes - or sketches afloat - No 3. Cooking, 1831 (coloured etching)
7341768 Naval Scenes - or sketches afloat - No 3. Cooking, 1831 (coloured etching) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 34.2x23.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Africa: Arab sailors at a meal (b/w photo)
8664766 Africa: Arab sailors at a meal (b/w photo) by Bernatzik, Hugo Adolf (1897-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arab sailors at a meal)

Hexagonal ship's biscuit, c.1890-1900 (flour)
7342745 Hexagonal ship's biscuit, c.1890-1900 (flour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Artist)

The feast of monks violating monastic rules, 18th century (Engraving)
6437876 The feast of monks violating monastic rules, 18th century (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Catholic religion. The feast of monks violating monastic rules)

The feast of monks violating monastic rules. They drink wine, court the maids. 18th century (Engraving)
6437874 The feast of monks violating monastic rules. They drink wine, court the maids. 18th century (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Catholic religion)

Orlando addressing the guests, Illustration for "As You Like It", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
AIS5354606 Orlando addressing the guests, Illustration for "As You Like It", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Orlando addressing the guests)

Scenes from an illuminated manuscript of Les Voeux du Paon, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912610 Scenes from an illuminated manuscript of Les Voeux du Paon, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Knights in battle watched by ladies in a castle)

Patriotic banquet for National Guard officers during the 1848 Revolution in Paris, France. 19th century (engraving)
5669528 Patriotic banquet for National Guard officers during the 1848 Revolution in Paris, France. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting the Banqueting House, Whitehall, the grandest and best known survivor of the architectural genre of
5308685 Engraving depicting the Banqueting House, Whitehall, the grandest and best known survivor of the architectural genre of banqueting house

Ancient Rome: "The Capuan politician Vibius Virrius and the collective suicide during a banquet in Capuan in 211
ELD4963294 Ancient Rome: "The Capuan politician Vibius Virrius and the collective suicide during a banquet in Capuan in 211 BC" (Capuan banquet and suicide of senators)

The Lent in the Middle Age, c.1910 (print)
7293360 The Lent in the Middle Age, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Salt herring eating during the Lent in the Middle Age, France)

The pemmican, c.1910 (print)
7293357 The pemmican, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Trappers in North America eating pemmican (mixture of fat and dried meat, meal of the indigenous people of America)

Flemish tapestry
7209103 Flemish tapestry.; Catedral de Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral de San Antolin, Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Palencia, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert

The Chastete tree (miniature)
CUL4850430 The Chastete tree (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: The Chastete tree, which turns off the lust and whose rest in the leaves causes fantastic dreams - IBN BUTLAN)

A young girl bed sitting on her bed, 1870
LUX4817967 A young girl bed sitting on her bed, 1870; (add.info.: A young girl bed sitting on her bed, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France: Gender scene, 2 young girls come back and have breakfast, 1865
LUX4816715 France: Gender scene, 2 young girls come back and have breakfast, 1865; (add.info.: France: Gender scene, 2 young girls come back and have breakfast, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Tourists taking their lunch in the ruins of the Egyptian temple of Medinet
NWI4884412 Tourists taking their lunch in the ruins of the Egyptian temple of Medinet, a man wearing a fez takes care of the accommodation of the picnic and in the background

Miniature on grapes, fruit that reduces abdominal fat and thins - IBN BUTLAN, Abu-l Hasan al-Mujtar (c. 1001 - 1066)
CUL4938334 Miniature on grapes, fruit that reduces abdominal fat and thins - IBN BUTLAN, Abu-l Hasan al-Mujtar (c. 1001 - 1066). Nestorian Christian physician and philosopher of Baghdad. Folio 83r

King Francois I (1494-1547) and with his mistress Anna Jeanne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Duchess of Etampes (1508-1580)
ELD4935582 King Francois I (1494-1547) and with his mistress Anna Jeanne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Duchess of Etampes (1508-1580)

Louis XV, Feast given at the Chateau de Versailles in celebration of the Peace at the end of the Seven Years War, 1763
CUL4939916 Louis XV, Feast given at the Chateau de Versailles in celebration of the Peace at the end of the Seven Years War, 1763.; (add.info.: LOUIS XV of France (1710-1774)

First World War: France, Postcard: photo showing a French soldier in uniform sitting in a bucolic landscape of bullet a
LUX4736107 First World War: France, Postcard: photo showing a French soldier in uniform sitting in a bucolic landscape of bullet a parcel with butter

European monarchs after 1905 Revolution in Russia
2603886 European monarchs after 1905 Revolution in Russia; (add.info.: Forecast of the future of European monarchs after 1905 Revolution in Russia)

An Elizabethan Banquet
3329462 An Elizabethan Banquet; (add.info.: Woodcut print of an Elizabethan Banquet. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The dinning hall of an orphanage, 1850
3478036 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

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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.