Have Dinner

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A man who has seemingly just come home finds a none too small party unexpectedly waiting for him

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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