Les Gourmands. Artist: Anonymous, British, late 18th century. Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 10 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (27.6 × 21.2 cm). Sitter: James Boswell (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1740-1795); Samuel Johnson (British, Lichfield, Staffordshire 1709-1784 London). Date: 1780-1820.
This anonymous print satirizes who men at table stuffing themselves with food, served by eager waiters who bring a roast chicken, plum pudding, and large drinking cup. The diners resemble James Boswell and Dr. Johnson.