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PAPUA DINNER ON SHORENatives of Kwato, Papua New Guinea eat a meal on the shore. Date: 1911
CHINESE RICE STALLCustomers eat at a Chinese rice stall by the river. Date: circa 1840
FAMILY / GRACE BEFORE MEALPapa, mama, son and two daughters say grace before starting to eat Date: 1884
WE ALL NEED TO EAT 1820SWe all need to eat, whether young, old or feline... Date: late 1820s
JAPANESE DINNER 1891Seated on tatami mats, a group of Japanese people eat at the Golden Koi temple Date: 1891
Monks at DinnerFriday Though they have vowed to eat no meat on Friday, monks are allowed plenty of wine with their Friday meal of fish
Robin Hood and Maid MarianRobin Hood, Maid Marian and their companions eat, drink and make merry in Sherwood Forest
Hindu men at mealtime, IndiaHindu men at mealtime, served by their womenfolk who are not permitted to eat with them. Date: 1846
slum child with dogA dirty, barefoot boy eats a biscuit while standing on the doorstep of his slum home with a dog. Brinksway, Stockport Cheshire Date: circa 1970
Slum child eatingA small, dirty, barefoot boy on the doorstep of his slum home in Brinksway, Stockport Cheshire Date: circa 1970
Two men having a Turkish breakfast of yogurt and bunsTwo well-to-do men having a Turkish breakfast of yogurt and buns Date: 1821
Monks at Dinner - Friday by Walter Dendy SadlerFriday Though they have vowed to eat no meat on Friday, the Abbot, monks and guests are allowed plenty of wine with their Friday meal of fish. Now in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Date: 1913
Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914). Herdsman, 1897Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914). Polish painter. Herdsman, 1897. National Museum Gallery. Krakow, Poland
Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the PBartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670). Dutch painter. Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Munster, 1648. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands
Beggar boys playing dice, 1675, by Bartolome Esteban MurilloBartolome Esteban Murillo (1618-1682). Spanish painter. Beggar boys playing dice, 1675. Detail. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany
In a Roman Osteria, 1866, by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890)Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890). Danish painter. In a Roman Osteria, 1966. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
Cartoon, German soldiers eating and drinking, WW1Cartoon, Kultur and Grub. A stereotypical view of German soldiers eating sausages and drinking beer, showing the contrast between the German idea of culture and the soldiers greed. Date: 1915
French soldiers eating in the trenches during World War IDinner-time for soldiers in a corner of a fire-trench on the French front in the Argonne. The caption reads: The clockwork regularity of the French culinary arrangements at the front
Advertisement for Pan Yan Pickle, WW1First World War advertisement for Pan Yan Pickle, showing a happy soldier enjoying a bite to eat in the trenches. 1915
Toddler with cake by Muriel DawsonA toddler standing on a chair to eat a cake, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s
Chinaman Chow-ChowA jovial Chinese man is delighted with his bowl of Chow Mein and is about to dive on in for that first bite! Date: circa 1910
Jack Sprat could eat no fat... 19th century
Warriors from SomaliaA superb photographic postcard of two warriors from Somalia
Peasant Kermis, c. 1665, by David Teniers the Younger (1610David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690). Flemish painter. Peasant Kermis, c.1665. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Lion eating a hand, ReliefEgyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Ptolemaic Dynasty. 2nd century B.C. Dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Haroeris. Lion eating a hand. Relief. Wall
Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tomb of the Shields. c. 350Etruscan Art. Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tempera on canvas 1900. Tomb of the Shields. Tarquinia, Italy c. 350 BC. Velhur Velcha and his wife, Ravnthu Aprthnei. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark
Byzantine relief. Marble slab with a lion devouring a deerBYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Marble slab with a relief representing a lion devouring a deer. Dated from the end of the tenth century and early eleventh century. It comes from Athens. Byzantine Museum
Bulldogs Soup - I cannot eat it it smells of BocheLa Soupe de chien - J peux pas manger. 硠 sent le Boche. Dogs Soup - I cannot eat. it smells of Boche !. A kilted Scottish soldier and a French sailor
Little boy sitting in a toy carA little boy sitting in a toy car, having something to eat before he continues on his journey
A Turkey Glide by William Heath RobinsonThe latest Christmas family gliders fitted with listening in equipment for hearing Dutch concerts during dinner. One particularly large family flies through the air while using hot water bottles or
A poor young boy tucking into a hunk of bread - Italy. Date: circa 1906
A horse disgusted to find she is eating HUMAN" Bad Stable Manners" - Eating with Ones Mouth Open! Dobbin disgusted to find out that instead of oats she has in fact been eating HUMAN
Gracula religiosa, hill mynaPlate 71, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Gracula religiosa indica, Acridotheres cristellus, ParoariaLarge Series plate 12, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Reduviidae, assassin bugAn assassin bug (Reduviidae) with prey, Sri Lanka
Acrocinus longimanus, harlequin beetle and Citrus medica, et
Lebanon - Druze eating a mealDruze - 1000 year old religion - also called Druse, Duruz, Duroz and the Tawhid Faith. 750, 000 to 800, 000 adherants today in Syria, Lebanon and Israel
Puss in Boots challenges the Magician to turn into a mousePuss in Boots challenges the Rich Magician to turn himself into a mouse -- this is a trick, as Puss immediately catches the mouse and eats it
Three Geisha Girls eating a meal. The firl on the right is serving rice
Family of Hop PickersA family of hop pickers, including a baby, children, adults and grandmother, stop work for a break and something to eat and drink
The Lambs of Littlecote, a thrilling school storyPenny dreadful story, The Lambs of Littlecote, a thrilling school story, by E H Burrage - four schoolboys enjoy a midnight feast of ham, pickles and pie. circa 1890s
Life is but a bowl of cherries (which also make splendid earrings, complete with over-ear attachment). Date: circa 1940s
The children devoured by bears - 2 Kings 2. circa 1690
Meat market, GhardaiaCustomers and merchants exchange money and goods at the meat market in Ghardaia. Animal carcasses line the walls and a young merchant boy looks straight into the lens of the camera. Date: circa 1910s
A arabic feast, with couscous, AlgeriaMany Arabic men and children gather around to feast on couscous out of a large tajine. Date: 1910
Six mice on a table on a cutout Christmas cardSix mice nibbling food on a table on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Two mice inside a coconut on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Uncovered cheese dish on a cutout Christmas card with verse, and three mice making a meal of it. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s