Henri Meunier, Tea Rajah, 1897, poster, Private Collection
About a quarter century separates these two depictions of tea: the later Art Nouveau ad by Belgian artist Henri Meunier (1873-1922) and the more traditional as well as realistic canvas by society painter Frenchman James Tissot (1836-1902).
James Tissot, Tea, 1872, oil on wood, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
