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Young waif posing for an artist has no knowledge of lunchA Fact (mores the pity) Artist - " Oh, by the way, have you had your lunch?" Little Waif (posing for the first time) - " Whats that?" Date: 1895
Illustration for a Menu by Willette for Restaurant Tabarin, Monmartre, Paris, France. A host of hungry cherubim await delivery of the dish of the day, a luxuriant naked female
WWI - The (German) Fox and the (Allied) GrapesThe Fox and the Grapes - A Hungry Fox, finding that he could not reach some tempting bunches of ripe grapes, declared that they were sour and that he did not want them
Three cats impatient for their fish supperThree furry moggies wait (im)patiently for their Fish Suppers... " Hurry Up Waiter!" Date: 1907
Mustela erminea, ermine and Oryctolagus cuniculus, EuropeanStoats attacking rabbit. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Caiman crocodilus, spectacled caimanClose-up photograph of a spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Snake and rodent by Albertus SebaTab 29 depicting a snake and a rodent from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba
Mustela erminea, erminePlate 33 from the Collection of Watercolour Drawings of British Vertebrates, 1830-1841, by William MacGillivray (1796-1851)
LCC-LFB Canteen van at Colonial Wharf fireHungry and thirsty firefighters gathering for refreshments at the Brigades canteen van following a major fire at Colonial Wharf
The Hungry heart. Motion picture poster for The Hungry Heart shows a butterfly with the shape of a woman ( actress Alice Brady?) hovering near roses. Date c1917. The Hungry heart
Migrant agricultural workers family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is a native Californian. Destitute in pea pickers camp, Nipomo, California
Scottish laddie wails for his porridge" I Want Ma Porridge" A wee Scottish laddie bawls his eyes out, hoping for an extra portion of porridge... Date: 1910
A GiantA giant. Illustration by Gustave Dore
Bread to the poor people, Copenhagen, Danmark 1870. Date: 1870
Bockelsen PartiesThough food is short and many of his people are hungry, Bockelsen and his entourage indulge in feasting and dance. Date: 1535
Birds / RavenA raven in flight, about to alight on its nest, where its hungry fledglings greet it with wide open beaks. Date: 1930s
National Amusement - The Bus Kitchen 1918If the ministry of food carries out its latest scheme, there should be plenty of excitement in getting ones dinner from the travelling food kichens
When national kichens come in bulk! 1918National Kitchens opened in the First World War to help poor people get hot food. Date: 1918
Outback Camping SnoozeBushwalkers sleeping off an 18 mile walk in the cool of the evening. Soon camp fires will be lighted and these hungry walkers will have a well- earned meal! Date: 1940s
SWAN LAKEWaiting for their dinner, these swans, on the ornamental lake at Southsea, Hampshire, England, are always hungry. 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
Young French girl practising her divisionThe Four Rules - Division. I am cutting this terrine in two..... but I am eating the whole thing!!! Date: 1905
Coming from Lipton s... Going to Lipton sAn ingenious advertisement designed by Sir Thomas Lipton to attract customers to his shop
Poor school mealPoor children are served free meal at the refectory of Albano school, Landskrona, 1906. Date: 1906
Insect God, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverTHE MOON MISTRESS - the insect god prepares to give his hungry followers a tasty dinner of raw Earthman. Date: 1932
The Food QueueFour hungry mouths to feed, sitting on the branch of a tree. Date: early 1930s
Little girl eating food out of a newspaperA little girl sitting cross-legged by a big stone wall, eating food (possibly fish and chips) out of a newspaper
Bargeman eating a sandwichA bargeman eating a large sandwich, four slices thick!
Salvation Army night shelter at supper timeA midnight supper of soup and bread at a London Salvation Army shelter for men brought in from the streets
Boys Club, hungry boy 1934A very hungry boy from a Boys Club sits and eats away at meat from a bone, much to the enjoyment of his friends
Boys Club, food serving 1934An orderly line of hungry boys from a Boys Club wait with bowl in hand for a helping of food served by the club leader. Two tents are seen in the background
The Hungry Fox (animal as human) 4 of 5Back at the foxs den he pulls the fat grey goose from a sack and proudly presents it to his wife and ten children (cubs)
The Hungry Fox (animal as human) 5 of 5Sitting with his wife, the hungry fox eats the goose without a knife and fork by candlelight, leaving plucked feathers on the floor
The Hungry Fox (animal as human) 3 of 5Seizing the grey goose by the neck the Fox makes a dash for it before the farmer awakes at the noise
The Hungry Fox (animal as human) 2 of 5Reaching a farmers yard he takes a grey goose by the wing. Madam Goose, and by your leave, I ll take you away without reprieve, and carry you home to my den
Christmas dinner in dangerA small girl carries a steaming Christmas dinner thorough the snowy streets on a tray, although the hungry local dogs don t make her passage an easy afair. Date: 1882
Dog Knocks over CakesNo longer hungry, Towser knocks over the cake stand
Impoverished artists by Bruce BairnsfatherHumorous illustration showing two impoverished and bohemian artists living in a top floor flat. The woman, holding a small statue or sculpture in her arms, asks her partner, " Robledo
German Workers unloading food, Berlin, 1945Photograph showing a group of German workers unloading barrels of powdered milk from a British truck, under the supervision of a British Soldier, Berlin, August 1945
Italian Red CrossThough many nations intervened in Russias affairs, some tried to help. Aid for Russias homeless and hungry is provided by the Italian Red Cross
East End Chip ShopHungry Londoners buy supper at an East-End fried fish shop
The Wolf & the LambTHE WOLF AND THE LAMB A young inexperienced lamb is tricked by a hungry wolf and eaten
The Wolf & the MastiffTHE WOLF AND THE MASTIFF A hungry wolf asks a dog how he stays so well-fed; the dog says obedience to his master is enough; the wolf values his freedom over easy meals
Wolf, Mother & her ChildTHE WOLF, THE MOTHER AND HER CHILD: A hungry wolf hears a mother say her wailing infant would be thrown out if not quiet; the wolf believes this & waits, but is then captured
Except on BusinessYoung girl stands by a Christmas dinner table staring at a roast turkey. A dog sits on a dinner chair beside her looking hungry
Emigrant Ship MealtimeChaos ensues between decks on an emigrant ship during feeding time as the passengers jostle and push as the food is dished onto plates
Manna from HeavenDuring the Exodus, the hungry Israelites are sustained with manna which falls from Heaven
Horses Feeding TimeAn old man in a flat cap fetches a hungry horse a bucket of meal as it pokes its head in anticipation over the stable door!