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Breakfast by Muriel DawsonA jolly little girl with brown hair and eyes sips from a mug decorated with a painting of a cockerel
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLarenKing Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor
Pea Apparatus by William Heath RobinsonAn interesting and elegant apparatus designed to overcome once for all the difficulties of conveying green peas to the mouth
Louis Wain - A Christmas catastrophe : please, sir, the rat entree has escaped and eaten the turkey, cats eating and drinking Date: circa 1906
The Peasants Wedding, 1568. Bruegel, Pieter, The Elder (1525-1569). Oil on oakwood, 114 x 164 cm
Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by J Mulder, from a visit to Suriname, South America
Sharing Rations - The Troopers Christmas-BoxA British trooper shares his Christmas rations with his horse on the Western Front during WWI. 1916
Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, NoonHogarth, Four Times of the Day, 2. Noon. A group of Huguenots attend the French Church in Hog Lane, London (right), opposite an eating house and a group of disreputable people (left)
Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by P Sluyter, from a visit to Suriname, South America
Okapi chewing leavesOkapi eating leaves from a tree branch drawn for Drawing at the Zoo published in 1949. The okapi is a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa
Acme Moustache GuardThe Acme Moustache Guard. Solid comfort while eating. No use for napkins - does not interfere with use of mouth. Made of gold or silver plate. Everyone should have one!
Britains New Navy in Training - HMS Raleigh. circa 1930s
The Melton Breakfast by Sir Francis GrantA rare mezzotint of High Leicestershire Lights of the past enjoying breakfast before a hunt. From left to right are Massey Stanley, the Earl of Wilton, Count Matuszevic, Lord Gardner
Peppino Leoni - owner of Quo Vadis restaurantPeppino Leoni, a native of Cannero, on the shores of Lake Maggiore, seen here in his restaurant, Quo Vadis on Dean Street, Soho, London
Ichthyosaurr, Plesiosaurus, PterodactylusDuria Antiquior - A more ancient Dorset by Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche. This collection of marine and avian reptiles could be found in Europe during the early Jurassic period about 200 million years
The Toast by William Heath RobinsonA charming and detailed scene showing a large extended family, or possibly group of villagers drinking a toast around a large table groaning with delicious fruit pies, turkey, jelly, soup
Chef with SnailsA French chef preparing snails for eating. Date: early 1930s
London Kebab HouseDining outside a Kebab House on Charlotte Street, central London. Date: late 1960s
Christmas Day in the WorkhouseIllustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877
Black Waiter with Thanksgiving TurkeyA jovial black waiter in America raises aloft the Thanksgiving Turkey on this Greetings card
Children with ice lollies on a Balham street, SW LondonFive children eating ice lollies in the doorway of a betting shop on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Blue Jay, by John James AudubonBlue Jay, Corvus Cristatus, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838
At the Fish & Chips shop At the Fish & Chips shopPeople You See. From Teddy Bear (2 October 1965)
Pneumonia strikes like a man eating shark led by its pilot fish the common cold Consult your physician. Poster encouraging citizens to consult your physician for treatment of the common cold
Stuffed Kittens LunchStuffed animals sit around a tiny table eating and drinking at the Walter Potter Museum, Jamaica Inn, London, sadly sold off and disbanded in 2003. Date: 1960s
Hogarth Election / 1Of4(C)THE ELECTION An election entertainment: a Whig banquet, with Tories demonstrating outside plate 1 of 4 Date: 1755
Hoffmann / Augustus / SoupTHE STORY OF AUGUSTUS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUP "...& on the fifth day he was dead!"
Poster advertising Pettijohns breakfast food, showing Red Riding Hood -- or is it Goldilocks? -- and a family of bears sharing an outdoor breakfast together in the woods
Wild Boar in WoodsA herd of wild boar wander through the woods. One stops to eat
Falco sparverius, American kestrelPlate 142 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Tatler front cover, 9 March 1960Front cover of the Tatler featuring a photograph of a woman, eating breakfast while arranging to meet friends over the telephone. 1960
The Cellar Quartetto: Dr Syntax and companions in the wine cellar
First Day of HolidaysTwo children eat their breakfast on the first day of the school holidays, anxious to leave the table and play in the garden
Song of Sixpence 1818Sing a song of sixpence, A bag full of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie
Waiting in Trenches WwiBritish troops, including a corporal, wait in trenches near Arras for the barrage to lift before moving on
Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)
The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating" From " Proverbs", a series of postcards. " 1904
Advertisement for Verreys restaurant on Regent Street, a popular West End haunt since it opened in 1825 - sadly no more. Date: 1952
Cats enjoying a dinner party on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Eating at SabbatDining with Demons - witches at a sabbat sit down to supper with the Devil and his companions
One Kind of Picnic - Another by H. M. Bateman 2 of 2A group attempt a countryside picnic but are beset with problems ranging from angry wasps to an irate landowner. The picture is in direct contrast to a companion picture to this
Collared Lemming - adult in winter fur, feeds on buds and bark of dwarf willow sprouts and dry grass on snow surface. (Dicrostonyx torquatus)
Our Cats: a domestic history by Louis WainA study of domestic cats, including visit to a cat show by Louis Wain. Date: 1884
Gas refrigerator advertisement, 1950sAdvertisement for a gas-powered fridge depicting a carefree 1950s housewife gazing fondly at her gigantic baby. 1950s
London RestaurantWell-to-do customers dining on the street outside Antoines Restaurant, 40 Charlotte Street, Soho, London. Date: early 1930s
Feasting in the Middle Ages by Pauline BaynesA detailed scene depicting a medieval feast with a jester and performing monkeys entertaining diners while they are served exotic looking roast birds (heron and peacock). 1958
Lin-Can advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Lin-Can tinned fruits and vegetables manufactured by Lincolnshire Canners of Boston, Lincolnshire, featuring two excitable housewives keen to demonstrate the endless possibilities
Dining Hall, Reedham Orphanage, Purley, SurreyThe dining hall at the Reedham Orphanage, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Surrey. It was founded by the Rev Dr Andrew Reed, a Congregational Minister
Dining Hall, Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, LondonThe dining hall of the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. Sausages appear to be the dish of the day
John, Duke of Berrys household exchanging New Year gifts. The Duke is seated at the right, in blue. Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. 15th century. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France
Franco Lagattolla and Mario CassandroThe two proprietors of the famous Italian restaurant La Terrazza, "...possibly the best Italian food in town", as the caption reads. Date: 1966
Good Egg by William Heath RobinsonStraight from the Hen! The Fresh-Egger, a handsome apparatus for ensuring the new-laidness of eggs for the breakfast-table. A typically convoluted invention from the mind of William Heath Robinson
Boys at Marlborough College, a public boarding school in Marlborough, Wiltshire, with their brew boxes. The boys eat from tins, pans or wrappers or drink from cups or bottles. Date: 1962
Venus Kebab HouseDining outside the Venus Kebab House on the corner of Percy Street, central London, with the Post Office Tower behind. Date: 1969
Eating SpaghettiAn Italian migrant miner tackling a plate of spaghetti
Dog and Two ChildrenA little black dog sits patiently while a boy and a girl hand him nice things to eat from the table
William Heath Robinson drawing showing soldiers unaware of the camouflaged famous Stonehenge moving around in Wiltshire. Date: 1941
Coach party having lunch in a pubA coach party stops for lunch in a pub. circa 1950s
Boys eating fish and chips, Balham, SW LondonThree boys eating fish and chips out of newspaper on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Garrulus glandarius, Eurasian jayWatercolour by the German ornithologist, hunter and bird collector, Christian Ludwig Landbeck (c. 1833-4)
Plate from The Natural History of Carolina by Mark CatesbyIllustration from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol 1 by Mark Catesby (1683-1749)
Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly
Two Horses in the stable with puppiesTwo Horses (one black, one white) peer over the edge of their stable dividing wall at two small puppies (Terriers?) sitting on a blanket on the lower bench. Date: 1910s
Wartime cuisine - fish and chipsWartime rashioning during the Second World War. A plate of steak and veg is a dream, but at least there is still fish and chips to keep the spirits up and the bellies full! Date: circa early 1940s
Sing a Song of Sixpence -- the king cuts into his pie, and the blackbirds start to sing. 19th century
Boating party, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA boating party off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. They have gone out to view an old wreck (visible just behind them), and are having a break for refreshments
Christmas Dinner in an Elizabethan Home by Pauline BaynesA Christmas Day scene in a well-to-do household around 1550, showing the father of the house at the table with his guests, raising his blackjack tankard to toast the Queen
The Humorist Cover 1939A jolly cover by William Heath Robinson showing a couple on a motor cycle helping themselves, in transit, to a picnic hamper on the back of a car
Somebodys Cup of Tea by David Wright An elegant woman takes her breakfast in bed
Advertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean cafe, DerbyAdvertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean, The Wardwick, Derbys Supreme Cafe, where you need not be ashamed to meet your friends, and where you can hear the famous electric gramophone
Sponge diver loses his footingDiving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark
Victorian family saying grace before dinnerA Victorian family saying grace at the dinner table
Large Boy Eats Large PieA plump boy puts all his strength into eating a pie
Russian Jews in EnglandRussian refugees in the Poor Jews Temporary Shelter, Leman Street, in the East End of London
People at tables in the Place du Tertre, Paris, with the church of Sacre Coeur in the background. Date: 1960s
Six monkeys on a Christmas card, one of them reaching for some food. circa 1890s
Cover design, Over 120 Ways of Using Bread for tasty and delightful dishes. Showing a woman in her kitchen, enjoying some of the results of her baking. Date: circa 1940s
Monkey-eating / Philippine Eagle - in tree (Pithecophaga jefferyi). Philippines
The Graphic Christmas Number front cover 1932Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number for 1932 with an illustration of a lively medieval banquet, with a jester ushering an enormous boars head on a platter. Date: 1932
Japanese Woman CookingA young Japanese housewife cooking the family meal in her well-equipped kitchen. Chopsticks will be used for eating and the rice will be served in wooden cases. Date: 1930s
Geese unhappy at the arrival of MichaelmasA gaggle of geese are unhappy to read a notice that the season of Michaelmas has begun. Eating goose at Michaelmas was thought to bring good luck, but that did not apply to geese
Gladstone out of a JobDefeated in the July 1886 election because of his backing for Irish Home Rule, Gladstone and his supporters find themselves among the unemployed, eating Irish stew
Highland DroversHighland drovers eating around a small fire. Their cattle can be seen in the distance
Wild Common Hamster - Feeding in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Summer, Middle Ural Mountains, Russia
