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Seamen in great distress eat one another

Seamen in great distress eat one another

Wonderful Prodigies of Judgement and Mercy (1685)

These sailors have only a tattered sail on their mast, and are in a small lifeboat in a raging storm, with a sea inhabited by a strange giant fish. A sailor near the stern of the boat is about to be [...]

Keywords: boats, people, storms, ships, fish, waves, food

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-11-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

The Butcher, Newport Market Alley

The Butcher, Newport Market Alley

London (1872)

A bearded butcher chops meat, seemingly on a tree-stump, surrounded by his customers. “What! you have no district markets in London! People buy their meat and vegetables in these horrible little shops [...]

Keywords: people, poverty, beards, shopkeepers, food

Places shown: London; England

Added: 2008-10-27

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

A Banquet

A Banquet

A Short History of the English People (1902)

A medieval feast! Two people are seated behind a table laden with food; at either side a person (a servant or slave perhaps) kneels and hands food to one of the seated figures. Between the two seat [...]

Keywords: colour, food, people, thanksgiving, feasts, servants, tables

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-08-26

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Mad Hatter just as hastily leaves

Mad Hatter just as hastily leaves

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

‘You may go,’ said the King, and the Hatter hurriedly left the court, without even waiting to put his shoes on.

The Mad Hatter runs out of court in his socks, carrying sandwich and (bitten) teacup.

Keywords: alice, people, humour, food, illustrations for children

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-12-04

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Hatter engaging in rhetoric

Hatter engaging in rhetoric

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“ ‘Well, I’d hardly finished the first verse,’ said the Hatter, ‘when the Queen jumped up and bawled out, “He’s murdering the time! Off with his head!” ’ ‘How dreadfully savage!’ exclaimed Alice. ‘And [...]

Keywords: alice, people, hats, food, illustrations for children

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-06-30

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Cook, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, Baby, and Alice

Cook, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, Baby, and Alice

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“The door led right into a large kitchen, which was full of smoke from one end to the other: the Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle, nursing a baby; the cook was leaning over th [...]

Keywords: alice, people, cats, infants, interiors, kitchens, food, illustrations for children

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-26

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Mad Hatter and March Hare dunking the Dormouse

Mad Hatter and March Hare dunking the Dormouse

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“This piece of rudeness was more than Alice could bear: she got up in great disgust, and walked off; the Dormouse fell asleep instantly, and neither of the others took the least notice of her going, t [...]

Keywords: alice, people, animals, food, illustrations for children

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-06-30

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Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using i [...]

Keywords: alice, food, animals, hats, illustrations for children

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-06-30

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Father William finished the goose

Father William finished the goose

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

‘You are old,’ said the youth, ‘and your jaws are too weak     For anything tougher than suet; Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak—     Pray how did you manage to do it?’ ‘In my [...]

Keywords: alice, people, food, interiors, illustrations for children

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-26

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First Nations Chocolatiers

First Nations Chocolatiers

The New World (1671)

Some naked and almost-naked people making chocolate. There are llamas in the background, and cocoa-trees e.g. on the right. Update: They are not making chocolate. The trees are probably papaya, but I [...]

Keywords: people, nudity, bare feet, food, chocolate, native americans, first nations, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-11-14

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All goes down Gutter-lane; As Wise as a Man of Gotham; As good as George of Green; [woodcut: stout man drinks from mug, holds saussage with a fork]

All goes down Gutter-lane; As Wise as a Man of Gotham; As good as George of Green; [woodcut: stout man drinks from mug, holds saussage with a fork]

Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

Keywords: page images, proverbs, people, food

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2005-07-15

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Pease Porridge Hot

Pease Porridge Hot

The Real Mother Goose (1919)

a woman wearing a white apron is carrying a steaming hot pot of porridge; two children each have an empty bowl and a spoon. PEAS PORRIDGE Pease Porridge Hot,     Pease Porridge cold, Pease Porridge in [...]

Keywords: illustrations for children, people, food, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-11-01

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