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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
Cecile of Greece, Georg Donatus Hesse weddingWedding group photograph following the marriage of Princess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, to Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine at the Schlosskirche
Bigbury-on-Sea - The Burgh Island Hotel TractorTransportation in the Sea Tractor over to the Burgh Island Hotel, Bigbury-on-Sea, South Devon, allowing guests to travel to/from the mainland at High Tide
His MajestyA theatre poster advertising Fred Karnos company in " His Majestys Guests". Fred Karno was a theatre
Flying for the Summer Week-end by C. E. TurnerIllustration from 1928 by C.E. Turner reflecting the growing rise of civilian flying in the 1920s. The caption reads, ...only last month there was a house-party at which the ten guests
Dinner in an aristocratic French home, with servants attending to everyones needs
In The Height Of Fashion. Grangetown, Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s
Great Expectations: The Dickens Christmas Spirit by MataniaA Dickensian Christmas as imagined by the Italian-born artist, Fortunino Matania, who in his later career concentrated on historical genre subjects
Winston Churchill with Charlie Chaplin and others, 1931Charlie Chaplin was the guest of Mr and Mrs Winston Churchill at Chartwell, their Westerham, Kent, home for the weekend on 19th September 1931
The Upside Down Dinner given by the Hendon Aviators to Bentfield Hucks and Gustav Hamel at the Royal Automobile Club on 16 January 1914
Aeolian Pianola AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for the Aeolian Co. Ltd. promoting the Pianola piano, a boon to the hostess. The image shows a young woman playing the Pianola to the enjoyment of some guests nearby
Guests at the Riviera villa of Maxine Elliott, 1933A page from The Bystander reporting on the distinguished guests being entertained at the Chateau l Horizon, the villa belonging to American actress
Freemasons Hall, LondonFREEMASONS HALL, LONDON A banquet of the Royal Humane Society is in progress, and a procession of persons saved from drowning during the past year passes among the guests Date: 1841
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
Zenith of SurrealismThe surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989), surprised even guests to his house at Port Lligat in Spain, when he appeared wearing a magnificent tricorne hat - fashioned out of pastry
Devils BalalaikaWedding guests of Bessarabia, Russia, foolishly dance in a graveyard, find themselves dancing to the Devils balalaika; when he stops they turn into a circle of stones
A group at the Trinity College Beagles Ball, held at the Hyde Park Hotel in London in the spring of 1956. From left: Miss Jennifer Bott, Mr Robert Philipson-Stowe, Miss Dillys Le Fleming, Mr. A. W
Invited guests at the bird-table by Neave ParkerA variety of British birds at a bird-table on a snowy winters day. 1. Robin, 2. starlings, 3. Redwing, 4. Chaffinch, 5. Nuthatch, 6. sparrow, 7. great spotted woodpecker, 8. blackbird, 8, thrush, 10
Cast of Chu Chin Chow catch bus to Night of the Stage BallThe cast of Chu Chin Chow at His Majestys Theatre board a bus and head for the Night of the Stage Ball at the Albert Hall held in aid of Sir Arthur Pearsons Fund for the children of blinded solders
Nellie Wallaces party at Warwick SquareA large group of guests gathered on the stairs at the engagement party of comedienne, Nellie Wallace and Mr. J. Selwyn Smithurst at Warwick Square, London
King George V Birthday Tea Party - Istanbul EmbassyBritish Embassy in Istanbul - King George V Birthday Tea Party on 3rd June 1924. Mr Ronald Lindsay (right - later Sir Ronald Lindsay, the future Ambassador) and colleague arrive at the party
Guests of Countess Aynard de ChabrillanA number of guests pose in their magnificent costumes inspired by the east. The central oval portrait is of the countess herself
Guests at an eastern-inspired partyMontage showing party guests wearing their elaborate oriental costumes. The top two women were guests at the Countess Aynard de Chabrillans party, on the left is Mlle Van Hoobron
Party hosted by the Countess of Aynard ChabrillanAn evening of entertainment entitled A dance of a thousand and one nights held at the abode of the Countess of Aynard Chabrillan on the Rue Christophe-Columb
Mother of the Bride fashion by drawn by Barbara HulanickiA dress and coat in delicate emerald wild silk as a suggested wedding ensemble for a mother of the bride, with a low, swathed neckline and bow at the waist of the dress and dramatic full coat
Before Guests ArriveThe hostess examines her table setting to make sure she hasn t forgotten anything
Afternoon tea in a fashionable French home
Guests at the Bicester and Warden Hill Hunt Ball at Kirtlington Park, home of the Budgett family. Pictured in the Monkey Room, with the magnificent painted ceiling by Clermont in 1745. Date: 1964
Sir Jock Delves Broughton and Lady Broughton attending the wedding o f Lord and Lady Lovat at Brompton Oratory in October 1938
Ukrainian Cossack Wedding Party. circa 1898
The Hotel Stuart, Richmond Hill, Surrey - offering its guests magnificent views down to the River Thames. Date: 1930
The Russian Mountains, Les Montagnes Russes, Paris, 1812Fashionable couple at the Russian Mountains rollercoaster, Les Montagnes Russes a Belleville, built in 1812. (The first switchback, Year VII, 1799). Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Scotland vs England Rugby Union match for Calcutta Cup, watched by The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, played at Inverleith near Edinburgh Date: 1923
Wedding BreakfastIllustration of a wedding breakfast in which the guests are celebrating with the bride and groom. Artist: Anon. Date: 1926
WW2 - A Kiss From The BrideA WW2 children's short story illustration of a fashionably dressed young woman speaking with a Royal Air Force man in uniform at an event. A bride is interacting with guests in the background
Fashionable guests - Transatlantique Hotel at BiskraA sketch of fashionable guests arriving by car outside the Transatlantique Hotel at Biskra, in the Sahara (North Africa) under the management of the French Line, 1920s
At The Night RestaurantA coloured drawing of some finely dressed guests at a night restaurant, some are interacting to the right, while others are sat at a long table
Lunch After The FuneralThis sketch shows a scene in which guests are having lunch after a funeral, each has a forlorn facial expression, expectantly so. Date: circa 1901
Les Invites De MarqueThis illustration portrays a pair of distinguished guests, comprising of a young woman, reclined on a deck chair, reading a book, seeimingly disinterested in the man standing beside her
L'Offre Et La DemandeThis illustration, titled Supply and Demand shows a large gentleman having dinner at a fine restaurant, with a lady opposite, a red coated waiter is standing between
Guests at an official reception, France Date: 1869
The Cona Coffee Machine AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement promoting the Cona coffee machine, a British made convenience available at all stores. The poster style image shows an array of dazzled guests at a dinner party
Ho Chi Minh, Bill Alexander and John CollanHo Chi Minh (1890-1969), Vietnamese Communist revolutionary and Dictator, Prime Minister (1946-1955) and President (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist leader, with visitorsChinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seen here sharing a meal with two visitors, and two Chinese interpreters seated behind. Date: circa 1960s
LEHAR / MERRY WIDOW 6(THE MERRY WIDOW) Marsovian guests at the fete Date: 1907
Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE prototypeHandley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODE (msn 147) 1st prototype, moments before the starboard engine turbine blew up, causing the engine to fall off and the aircraft to catch fire
Comic postcard, Bride and groom leaving church Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man disturbed by late night party in hotel Date: 20th century
Original Artwork - Design for a Party Invitation - a girl and boy arrive and ring the doorbell - Do Come! Date: circa 1937
Comic postcard, Bridegroom and little boy in church Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman, baby and vicar at baptism Date: 20th century
Good Luck postcard, Bride and groom leaving church Date: 20th century
Entrance to Castle Harbour Hotel, Tuskers Town, Bermuda. Date: circa 1950s
Le Mariage de Mlle Beulemans, Criterion Theatre, London. Date: circa 1914
Comic postcard, dilemma at baptism Date: 20th century
Guests outside the Sandown House guest house, offering boarding and apartments. Location not certain. Date: c.1912
Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts and SilverGlimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts (with costumes of the First Napoleonic Era) and Silver Balls, annual society functions held in New York, 1931 with Elizabeth Wallace Taylor Hardin
A jolly scene outside the Rosenburgh guest house in Margate, with all residents posed outside for an informal photograph. Date: c.1935
Fashionable guests at a masquerade ball, 1800. Woman in medival headdress, man in hussar uniform, man in striped breeches and bicorn, woman in mask and hooded habit. An opera ball, Year VIII, 1800
Regency cobbler mending shoes in a crowded roomRegency cobbler mending shoes in a room full of women and children. Buxom wife using bellows on the fire in the hearth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
Man and ladies searching for a carriage in a crowdMan and ladies searching for their carriage outside a crowded theatre in the rain. Miseries of Public Places. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
Chambermaid pulling on a sleeping guests wooden leg mistaking it for a warming pan. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
Sunday service in an country church, Regency EraSunday service in an country church with lord of the manor in front pew, preacher in the pulpit, and band in the balcony. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson
English huntsman making a dangerous jump over a stone wall beneath a low branch, 19th century. Facey Romford hitting his head on a branch during a fox-hunt. Rot the beggar, exclaims Romford
The prolific English author Edmee Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (1890-1943), commonly known as E. M. Delafield, and Lorna Lewis, British writer ()
Group of holidaymakers pose for a cheery photograph outside the Gladsmuir guest house, on Palace Road, Douglas, Isle of Man. Date: c.1954
The Boots Who Forgot to Chalk the Boots, H. M. BatemanSequential cartoon by H.M. Bateman showing a young man given shoe cleaning duties in a hotel muddling up various pairs with hilarious consequences the following morning. Date: 1920
When Pamela Dreamed About a Tea Party by HigginsWhen Pamela Dreamed About a Tea Party and Who Came To It! by Reginald Higgins. Quite an assortment of guests for Pamelas imaginary tea party - Lord Nelson, Charlie Chaplin, Malcolm Campbell
Lady playing the piano in a parlour to guests. Another lady says, Shes very talented. She thinks, Now we have to swallow a concerto
The Taverna of the Excelsior Palace, Venice LidoLuncheon at the Taverna restaurant of the Excelsior Palace Hotel at the fashionable Venice Lido. Diners were encouraged to visit the Taverna in their swimwear or beach pyjamas
Nuptial Ceremony of Portuguese JewsThis engraving depicts a wedding of Portuguese Jews. Jewish weddings have various laws and traditions. Some common features of these weddings include a marriage contract known as a ketubah
Royal Garden Party at Windsor, 1912Royal Garden Party at Windsor Castle. 1912
Open-air luncheon, Mr and Mrs H I PrattAerial view of an open-air luncheon hosted by Mr and Mrs H I Pratt, at Glen Cove, Long Island, USA. 1924
Dunlop advertisement - arriving at a summer country clubAdvertisement for Dunlop tyres showing smart cars arriving at a country club for the evening. Beyond the cars can be seen an art deco club house
Wedding tradition, Throwing the Slipper. 19th century
Five cats meeting on a French postcard, in the style of Louis Wain -- the welcome was very cordial. Date: circa 1900s
Group in fancy dress, c. 1927A jolly group of party revellers in various forms of fancy dress including a jockey, a gypsy (a favourite them of the 1920s) and a convict. Date: c.1927
Couple getting married in a church. 18th century
Group photo, Santa Catalina Hotel, Canary IslandsGroup photo of visitors at the Santa Catalina Hotel, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: 1896
Firefighters and guests, Whitefriars LFB Annual BallGroup photo, firefighters and their guests, some of them in fancy dress, at the Whitefriars LFB Annual Ball, 17 March 1920. Date: 1920
Christmas Dinner, How it was stolen & what became of it?Storyboard showing rich Victorians entertaining guests for Christmas dinner, while the cooks out of the kitchen the turkeys been swiftly stolen out of the window
A gigantic feast: banquet for French mayorsA gigantic feast: the banquet to the French provincial mayors. The centenary of the proclamation of the French Republic celebrated by a banquet given by President Loubet to the Mayors of France
Guests Bearing Gifts Date: 1940
