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Champion Beer DrinkerA German champion beer drinker downs a huge tankard of beer!
Humanised elephant in the role of a bon viveurA humanised elephant, wearing waistcoat, trousers and tailcoat, cast in the role of a bon viveur, with corks popping out of wine bottles behind him
Large Boy Eats Large PieA plump boy puts all his strength into eating a pie
King William II crossing the river at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland, 1 July 1690. Deposed Catholic King James II of England losing his wig and hat as he flees on horseback
Painting, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, FranceLunch of Oysters, 1737, detail, copy of an oil painting by Jean Francois de Troy, 1679-1752, in the Ruinart Salon at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world
Monument to Robert Dow in St. Botolph s, AdgateMonument to merchant taylor and philantropist Robert Dow in St. Botolph s, Adgate. Died 1612 aged 89. Depicted holding a skull
A man offers his friend his beautiful slavegirl. Two friends watch a woman sleeping in a four-poster bed. Les deux amis. After Athenaeus
Illustration, Strawberries and cream. first published 1838
EATING LOTS FOR 1S 6DThree hungry customers get their moneys worth with a cheap lunchtime restaurant meal. Date: circa 1835
GLUTTON / BENJAMIN MARRIOTBenjamin Marriot, a Prodigious Eater
GluttonyA SWALLOW AT CHRISTMAS satire on seasonal gluttony Date: 1841
HOGARTH / INDUSTRY / IDLE 88. The industrious apprentice has grown rich and become Sheriff of London Date: 1747
Greek Anti-British Propaganda Postcard - this translates as: " Greek Soldiers - this is whom you are fighting!" The British forces are characterised as a fat John Bull
Eating Well (Roubille)Fat man eating a good meal. - After a good tuck-in, life doesn t seem so bad, after all
Caricature of a gluttonous monk. circa 1820
By Request! by H. M. BatemanA couple eat a lavish meal in a restaurant as a violinist plays furiously in the gallery above. Date: 1917
French Theatre -- La Condamnacion de BancquetLa Condamnacion de Bancquet, a morality play against gluttony attributed to Nicolas (or Nicole) de la Chesnaye. Showing a plump man with a flask of red wine, a chicken on a spit
I really like Veals headA little girl expresses her like for this particular French culinary delicacy - Veals head! Date: 1905
British Country FareFeast your eyes on this spread of country food and drink: Fish, pasties, pies, rounds of cheese, fine wines, rolled butter, scones, bread, cakes, fruit, rabbit and pheasant &c! Date: 1970s
Greek Anti-Plutocrat Propaganda PostcardAn anti Plutocrat Greek postcard from the Second World War, praising the austere simple pride in the life of a Greek soldier against the extravagant largesse of the Plutocrat
Gluttony PunishedCovetous men and women are pushed into cauldrons full of boiling lead and oil - illustration to Julian Notarys edition of the Shepherds Calendar
Deadly Sins / Gluttony
A depiction of Gluttony, with people feasting greedily at a table, while a poor old man begs for a few coins. Some have too much, others have too little
Crystal Palace / OperaIn consequence of the great pressure for lodgings, the Proprietor of Her Majestys Theatre allows parties visiting the opera to live in their boxes until the next day
Dinner Table CollapsesDuring a meal, the dinner table collapses because of the sheer weight of food on it!
Food and Drink / GluttonyA glutton in a jesters hat tucks into a variety of foods, while a wild pig cleans up the scraps
Gourmand DinesA portly gourmand dines alone on a whole chicken
Gluttonous Man 1835A self-indulgent man fills himself with strawberries and cream, taking the precaution of locking the door lest he be interrupted
Studying Paris Menu 1874A rather portly customer studies the menu in a Paris restaurant
Fat Boy Tucks in 19CA fat boy tucks in to the contents of a table groaning with food
Shelves of FoodShelves full of an incredible array of food, including bread, biscuits, fruit, eggs, crab, lobster, oysters, fish, sausages, a crown of lamb, meat, cheese, wine, cakes, &c
Meal Time on Rhine BoatAt meal time on a Rhine steamer, the passengers are much more interested in tucking eagerly into their dinner than admiring the river view
Doctor Johnson EatingDR SAMUEL JOHNSON Caricatured with Boswell as a pair of gourmands
Jolly Old ChristmasAn engraving of King Cheer enjoying Christmas festivities
Excessive Food at C masA SWALLOW AT CHRISTMAS satire on seasonal gluttony
Fathers Large AppetiteA son is astonished by his fathers digestive capacity
HELLThose who were guilty of gluttony during their lifetimes are punished by being forced to swallow toads and other venomous creatures
Hogarth Banquet / Ind&idle8. The industrious apprentice has grown rich and become Sheriff of London