Taverns Collection (#5)

General Post Office, Lombard Street, London, c1793 (engraving)
7184982 General Post Office, Lombard Street, London, c1793 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Post Office, Lombard Street, London)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Droguiste; Druggist; Droguist (engraving)
7195775 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Droguiste; Druggist; Droguist (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Droguiste; Druggist; Droguist)

Flemish tavern scene (engraving)
7186370 Flemish tavern scene (engraving) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flemish tavern scene)

Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake, Bakers Man (colour litho)
7157428 Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake, Bakers Man (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake, Bakers Man)

The Sign Painter (engraving)
7163998 The Sign Painter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sign Painter. Illustration for The Book of Trades, or Circle of Useful Arts (10th edn)

"She was only a little girl, but her heart was full of love"(engraving)
7165816 " She was only a little girl, but her heart was full of love" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " She was only a little girl)

The "Stars and Bars"(litho)
7151449 The " Stars and Bars" (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Stars and Bars." Illustration for Cassells Family Magazine)

Scene in a bookshop (litho)
7172859 Scene in a bookshop (litho) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in a bookshop)

Conversation between a theatre director and an actress in a cafe (colour litho)
7147413 Conversation between a theatre director and an actress in a cafe (colour litho) by Reznicek, Ferdinand von (1868-1909); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two men in a bar discussing married life (colour litho)
7148650 Two men in a bar discussing married life (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two men in a bar discussing married life)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Paye (Jour de); Pay-day; Zahlungstag (engraving)
7197002 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Paye (Jour de); Pay-day; Zahlungstag (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paye (Jour de); Pay-day; Zahlungstag

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Taverne; Public-house (engraving)
7197697 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Taverne; Public-house (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taverne; Public-house)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cafe; Coffee; Kaffee (engraving)
7195113 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cafe; Coffee; Kaffee (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cafe; Coffee; Kaffee)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cafe; Coffee-house; Kaffeehaus (engraving)
7195114 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cafe; Coffee-house; Kaffeehaus (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cafe; Coffee-house; Kaffeehaus)

Bell Inn, near Huntingdon where Stilton cheese was first sold and promoted (b / w photo)
7186461 Bell Inn, near Huntingdon where Stilton cheese was first sold and promoted (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bell Inn)

Advertisement for Pears soap (colour litho)
7185905 Advertisement for Pears soap (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Pears soap)

LADY PLAYING WITH HER UMBRELLA, 1874 (oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard)
7215246 LADY PLAYING WITH HER UMBRELLA, 1874 (oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Comptoir; Counter (engraving)
7195476 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Comptoir; Counter (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comptoir; Counter)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Changeur; Money-changer; Geldwechsler (engraving)
7195270 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Changeur; Money-changer; Geldwechsler (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Changeur; Money-changer; Geldwechsler)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cafe; Coffee-berry; Kaffeebohne (engraving)
7195112 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cafe; Coffee-berry; Kaffeebohne (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cafe; Coffee-berry; Kaffeebohne)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Barre; Bar (engraving)
7194848 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Barre; Bar (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barre; Bar)

Water pump (colour litho)
7150897 Water pump (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Butcher (colour litho)
7150885 Butcher (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butcher. Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

At the bookbinders (colour litho)
7172621 At the bookbinders (colour litho) by Rohling, Carl (1849-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the bookbinders)

Don Salteros Coffee House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea (engraving)
7179128 Don Salteros Coffee House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Salteros Coffee House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea)

Advertisement for Lux toilet soap (colour litho)
7172097 Advertisement for Lux toilet soap (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Lux toilet soap)

He who fights and runs away may live to fight another day (chromolitho)
7201717 He who fights and runs away may live to fight another day (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Holywell Street, London (b / w photo)
7201696 Holywell Street, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holywell Street, London, before its demolition for the widening of the Strand)

Peasants striking a Bargain over the Sale of a Pig on the Border of the City of Antwerp (oil on panel)
6431704 Peasants striking a Bargain over the Sale of a Pig on the Border of the City of Antwerp (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 38.7x55.3 cm; Private Collection

Coffee room at Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798 (engraving)
7184989 Coffee room at Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coffee room at Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1798)

Signature of Edward Lloyd, proprietor of Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1692 (pen and ink)
7184984 Signature of Edward Lloyd, proprietor of Lloyds Coffee House, London, 1692 (pen and ink) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signature of Edward Lloyd)

Ground plan of Lloyds Coffee House, 16 Lombard Street, London, 1773 (litho)
7184980 Ground plan of Lloyds Coffee House, 16 Lombard Street, London, 1773 (litho) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ground plan of Lloyds Coffee House)

"Royal Hospital Inn, "Chelsea (litho)
7188427 " Royal Hospital Inn, " Chelsea (litho) by Luker, William (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Royal Hospital Inn, " Chelsea)

Tavern Interior with a Boor Carousing with a Wench (oil on panel)
7076656 Tavern Interior with a Boor Carousing with a Wench (oil on panel) by Molenaer, Jan Miense (1610-68); 36.2x46.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Molenaer, Jan Miense (1610-68))

A Paris Cafe, 1890s (Oil on canvas)
7215297 A Paris Cafe, 1890s (Oil on canvas) by Korovin, Konstantin Alekseevich (1861-1939); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info)

Le jeu des olivettes (engraving)
7199911 Le jeu des olivettes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le jeu des olivettes)

Drolling faisant des portraits dans un cabaret de Dublin (engraving)
7179161 Drolling faisant des portraits dans un cabaret de Dublin (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Barreau; Bar; Stange (engraving)
7194853 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Barreau; Bar; Stange (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barreau; Bar; Stange)

"Red Cow Inn, "Hammersmith Road (litho)
7188406 " Red Cow Inn, " Hammersmith Road (litho) by Luker, William (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Red Cow Inn, " Hammersmith Road)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Garcon (de brasserie); Pot-boy; Aufwarter (engraving)
7196118 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Garcon (de brasserie); Pot-boy; Aufwarter (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garcon (de brasserie); Pot-boy; Aufwarter

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ours; Bear; Bar (engraving)
7196917 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ours; Bear; Bar (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ours; Bear; Bar)

Horizontal Bar Exercises, 3, Circling under the Bar (colour litho)
7178662 Horizontal Bar Exercises, 3, Circling under the Bar (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horizontal Bar Exercises, 3, Circling under the Bar)

Night cafe (colour litho)
7148634 Night cafe (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Night cafe. Illustration from Die Berliner Pflanze (Albert Langen, Munich)

Your Treat, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154127 Your Treat, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Your Treat, cigar label)

Our Special, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154084 Our Special, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Special, cigar label)

The Rising Sun, Castle Ditch (w / c over pencil on paper)
2832241 The Rising Sun, Castle Ditch (w/c over pencil on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Scene outside an Inn, perhaps at Congresbury, Somerset, c. 1824 (oil on panel)
2829461 Scene outside an Inn, perhaps at Congresbury, Somerset, c.1824 (oil on panel) by West, William (1793-1860); 55x90.4 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

The Kings Head, Chigwell (colour litho)
2817786 The Kings Head, Chigwell (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kings Head, Chigwell)

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Taverns: A Window into History and Culture Step into the world of taverns, where history, community, and libations intertwine. From the charming pubs along Strand Street in Dingle, County Kerry to the lively Cadiz on Costa de la Luz in Andalucia, Spain, these establishments have played a significant role in shaping societies across Europe. In Edinburgh, Scotland stands a statue honoring Greyfriars Bobby, a loyal Skye Terrier who captured hearts with his unwavering devotion. Nearby is a pub bearing his name - a testament to the bond between man and dog that endures even beyond their earthly existence. Venturing further south to Rethymno in Crete reveals an enchanting sight - taverns lining the old Venetian harbor. Here locals and visitors alike gather to savor traditional Greek cuisine while basking in breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea. Travel back in time to Islington's Queen's Head Tavern; though it was demolished long ago, its legacy lives on as a reminder of London's ever-changing landscape. Meanwhile, at Three Cranes coffee tavern patrons would gather for stimulating conversations over steaming cups of joe. Across the channel lies Paris' Place du Theatre-Francais where cafes beckon passersby with their warm ambiance. As night falls upon this vibrant cityscape depicted by pastel strokes on canvas or monotype cognate on ivory wove paper from 1877-78 captures women enjoying an evening at one such cafe. These images remind us that they can more than just places to grab a drink; they are cultural hubs where stories unfold and friendships blossom. Whether you find yourself raising pints with friends along Ireland's picturesque streets or indulging in tapas under Andalusian sunsets – each visit offers an opportunity to immerse oneself in local traditions and forge lasting memories.