Alexandre Duval, French restaurant owner and society figure Finish:Stretched 27th March 1979

27th March 1979

8th May 1969

The father of the house

Print depicting the undertakers eating

Centre: Ray Henderson

Alexandre Duval, French restaurant owner and society figure Finish:Stretched 27th March 1979Alexandre Duval, French restaurant owner and society figure, 1900. Duval inheited a chain of cheap restaurants founded by his father, the Bouillons Duval, from which Alexandre got the nickname, the 'Prince de Bouillon'. He was known as a wit, a man of fashion, and a regular attendee at the most important theatrical premieres and social events. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860 1920, 6th album,