Have Dinner

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Zoom in — We've come to ask if we can have dinner here.

Artist

Name:: Monnier, Henry
Dates:: 1799-1877
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Lithograph
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Album Henri [sic] Monnier
Author:: Monnier, Henry
Publisher:: Paris: Léopold Pannier et Cie., 1843

Description:

A man who has seemingly just got home with his wife and children looks somewhat bewildered to find a none too small party waiting for them in the reception room.

The caption reads in the original French: Nous venons vous demander à dîner.

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{{cite web | title=Have Dinner | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/asking-dinner/ | author=Monnier, Henry | year=1843 | access-date=March 15, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}