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Louis Wain - A Christmas catastrophe : please, sir, the rat entree has escaped and eaten the turkey, cats eating and drinking Date: circa 1906
Odysseus & the CyclopsOdysseus (Ulysses) plies Polyphemus the Cyclops with red wine, so that he and his men can escape from his cave and the prospect of being eaten alive
The Lost Ball - Heath Robinson CartoonThe Lost Ball. Golfers try in vain to retrieve a lost ball in a lake on a golf course. It appears that a passing fish has swallowed it!
Chilean Grain SellerMote (grilled grain) is sold and eaten on the street
A Visit to the Irish Pig! With reflections Physical & MoralGeorge III, accompanied by the Lord Chamberlain Salisbury, inspects a gigantic pig. Salisbury announces That Pig is the Tallest Fittest Properest Pig to stand before the K[ing]
Mary Celeste / Fosdyk 1872ABEL FOSDYKs STORY All the crew, except Fosdyk, are eaten by sharks : he survives on drifting wreckage of the fallen quarter-deck (almost certainly a hoax)
Replete Seagull on the shore having consumed a WatermelonReplete Seagull on the shore having consumed a large Watermelon slice - reproduction of a Japanese woodblock print. Date: circa 1900s
AudreyA portrait oil painting of a girl, Audrey Hughes, sat casually on the edge of a bed, wearing a blue check patterned dress, with a half eaten cake of biscuit in her hand. Date: circa 1919
Cloud ShadowsA landscape oil painting of a broad grassy countryside, being eaten up by the shoreline of a harbour. Date: circa 1922
A freshly made chocolate souffle, temptingly and decoratively arranged on a table and ready to be eaten Date: 1930sA freshly made chocolate souffle, temptingly and decoratively arranged on a table and ready to be eaten.. Date: 1930s
A small boy, having consumed most of a pot of strawberry jam with the help of a cane and a cushion, has no regrets. Date: 1911
Comic postcard, Cat and empty birdcage - Guess where the Dicky is? Date: 1914
Tiddy DolThe origins of Tiddy Dol derive from a unique Georgian street seller. Nowadays we will buy popcorn while watching a movie
Unclean Land Birds- JudaismEngraving of unclean (non - kosher) land birds. The concept of impure or unclean animals, plays a prominent role in Jewish law that specifies which foods are allowed (kosher)
Dog in disgrace - Young girl scolds her pup who has eaten one of her books. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1915
Fidos eaten the FRONT of my backless (swimming costume). A slightly risque humorous comment of the fad for backless bathing attire at this time. Date: 1934
Baobab Tree - showing trunk partially eaten by African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Cannibalism - Humorous postcard - Fiji - Doctor to be eatenCannibalism - Humorous postcard - Fiji - Western Doctor, investigating the Culinary Habits of the Cannibal Islands is himself about to become the entrea.. Date: circa 1910s
Cannibals / AliveA captive eaten alive by members of the Antis tribe of Peru
Christmas card in the shape of a pie, open to reveal a little dog who has eaten all of it! (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Apres la Guerre no. 5 - postcard drawn by George RansteadHumorous drawing on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur soldier artist of the Great War. This image, one of a series suggesting what life might be like at the end of the war
Brighton Winkle StallQueueing up at a winkle stall in Brighton, Sussex, England. Winkles are eaten with a pin, to winkle them out of their shells. Date: mid 1960s
Crusoe and FridayRobinson Crusoe rescues Friday from being eaten by cannibals and thus becomes Crusoes greatful servant and companion
Jezebel DefenestratedJehu, anointed king of Israel, is insulted by king Ahabs widow Jezebel, so he throws her from the window into the street where she is eaten by dogs, as the prophet foretold
Roman AugurAn augur of ancient Rome utters prophecies based on the corn eaten by his hens
Gulliver Almost EatenGulliver is almost eaten by a small child
The Ruined Gift by F. Newton SheppardA small Cavalier King Charles Spaniel looks rather sheepish, having managed to destroy his mistresss hat. She looks at him questioningly. Date: 1903
The children devoured by bears - 2 Kings 2. circa 1690
Cartoon, Another disproved myth! WW1Cartoon, Another disproved myth! A pair of smartly dressed women having supper in a garden are surprised that a Russian soldier was not hungry enough to eat the candles. Date: 1916
BREADPain pour potage - French bread intended to be eaten with soup Date: circa 1870
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Puppy Tails. Thoughtful Bill the bloodhound tells a little white puppy that it is bad manners to eat too quickly, and then to sit on the empty plate. Date: 1912
Frontispiece design by Cecil Aldin, Puppy Tails. A hungry puppy suspects a sleeping puppy of having eaten his dinner. Date: 1912
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a dog who stole eggsIllustration by Cecil Aldin, a black retriever who stole eggs and ate them, seen here in his normal listening position, a picture of innocence. Date: 1927
Children eaten by bears Kings. Date: circa late 19th century
JezebeL; eaten ????. Date: circa late 19th century
Frightfulness - WW1 humorous dog postcardThe Pup: - Guess that old Shoe knows what " Frightfulness" is! A comic postcard from the Great War era showing a puppy contemplating a slipper he has just destroyed
Forager the puppy sits by the empty plateA Good Days Work -- Forager the puppy, having eaten up all the stew, sits by the empty plate. Date: 1912
Hansek and GretelThe wife persists and the family treks back into the forest. Hansel leaves a trail of bread crumbs for them to follow home
Cheese DishSkyer, a sour white cheese, eaten with milk and sugar, is a very refreshing dish. Date: 1930s
Big Game hunter sending his last postcardA big game hunter who has (what rotten luck!) become a lunchtime snack for his intended victim (a very jolly lion) sends his last address which is: In Red Lion, Timbuktu !!!!!!! Date: 1906
Addled Ads - Living in a HORSEAddled Ads - WANTED: " AT ONCE. Man wanted to look after horse, to live in." 1905
Bulldog eats childAddled Ads, Wanted section. " Bulldog for sale. Will eat anything - very fond of children." A maid looking alarmed as a bulldog has eaten a child in her care. Date: circa 1910s
Pinocchio Nearly Eaten
Macaroni, NapoliSelling macaroni in the streets of Naples - note that it seems to be eaten with the fingers ! Date: circa 1880
Goldilocks / Fairy TalesThe three bears at the table where they discover their porridge has been eaten. Traditional tale originally worked on by Robert Southey
Goldilocks / Fairy BookThe three bears discover that their porridge has been eaten. Traditional tale originally worked on by Robert Southey
Becfola climbs a tree to escape a pack of wolvesA lady takes to the trees to avoid being eaten by wolves - an episode from the Story of Beefola. Date: Medieval
Destruction of Kaleya - a four-armed Hindu God destroys a monstrous many-headed snake (Naga) - which is in the process of consuming two women whilst suspended over a river