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Russian author Alexander Kuprin with friends in Paris, 1930s. Kuprin (1870-1938) was a short story writer described by Vladimir Nabokov as the Russian Kipling
Monks at dinner in the refectory, Asile St Leon, France, c1947-1951. French Benedictine monks that combine running a hybrid corn experiment farm (part of the Marshall Plan), and an old peoples home
Doctor Syntax with My Lord, early 19th century. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonDoctor Syntax with My Lord, early 19th century
Banquet and riders, c1280-1290. The king in the top part of the image is possibly King Arthur. Below is a messenger of King Rion leaving Camelot
Banquet, 1574. Artist: Antoon ClaeissensBanquet, 1574. From the collection of the Groeninge Museum, Bruges, Belgium
Naturalists dining inside a model of a dinosaur, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, New Years Eve, 1853. Dinner given by sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1889)
The Supper, mid-late 17th century. Artist: Jan VermeerThe Supper, mid-late 17th century. The resurrected Christ appearing to his disciples at Emmaus
The Last Supper, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1205-1215. Detail from the Passion Window
Dinner at the Hospice of Beaune, France, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Claude Joseph BailDinner at the Hospice of Beaune, France, late 19th/early 20th century. From a private collection
Reine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-LautrecReine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Reine de joie (Queen of Joy), a novel by Victor Joze is remembered today for Toulouse-Lautrecs poster and his cruel depiction of the books characters
Feast in the House of Simon, 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Giovanni Domenico TiepoloFeast in the House of Simon, 18th/early 19th century. From a private collection
The Cook, c1570. Artist: Giuseppe ArcimboldiThe Cook, c1570. This image can be interpreted in two ways, either as a cook taking the lid off a dish of sucking pigs or, if turned upside down, as the head of the cook. From a private collection
Ha, Ha! You Must Learn to Love Me, 1873. Cartoon from Punch London 1873, telling the British public that they must learn to love canned meat from Australia
Detail of an altar-piece from the Carmelite Church, 15th century. Artist: Master of the Barbara LegendDetail of an altar-piece from the Carmelite Church, Frankfurt, Germany from the Flemish School, 15th century
Visitors with Russian author Alexander Kuprin and his family, Gatchina, Russia, early 20th century. Kuprin (1870-1938) was a short story writer described by Vladimir Nabokov as the Russian Kipling
Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James AllenScene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Maggie Tulliver, having cut off her hair and run away from home, is offered a share of the gypsies stew
Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper, c1804. From the Bible (Mark 14.22)
A Plantagenet king of England dining. The king depicted is possibly Henry II, who reigned from 1154-1189. Chromolithograph from medieval manuscript
English family taking a meal in the station buffet at Boulogne, France, 1886. A poodle begs the children for food
Sauce for the Gander, 1871. Artist: Joseph SwainSauce for the Gander, 1871. A working man sits down to his evening meal. His wife, however, is still working. This cartoon relates to the strike of engineers at Newcastle
Fire and Smoke, 1871. Artist: Joseph SwainFire and Smoke, 1871. A Mephistophelean French communist points the way with his petrol bomb as he urges the British workman to fight with him in the cause
The Profligate Pastry-Cook s, 1860. This cartoon depicts a family of elderly mother, daughter and daughters young children, taking lunch in a restaurant
Hot Pies!, 1879. Artist: Joseph SwainHot Pies!, 1879. A group of politicians are devouring pies representing countries. Lord Lytton, the viceroy of India, dressed as a waiter, brings another pie, to which Disraeli ( Master Benjamin )
