Illustration for Dinners on the Thames, of a group of figures sat around a table eating, drinking, and conversing in a hotel? in Richmond, London. Foreground; a seated moustached man, seen from behind, offers a bottle to a woman, almost side on, on his right but she holds her hand up to refuse it. Another younger woman, side on, on the left of the table is looking down to her plate as she uses her cutlery and another older man on her left smiles and watches her, glasses on, holding his napkin above the table. The table is set for dining, with wine glasses, cutlery, plates and vases of flowers. A butler? stands behind the table carrying a meal on a serving tray, behind him two windows and a right-hand side doorway look out to foliage / bushes. Detailed wood engraving with cross hatching and a thin black border. Artist signature in the bottom centre left. (p.264)