Alexandre Duval, French restaurant owner and society figure Finish:Stretched The father of the house

The father of the house

View of the hill town of Padula

Christ's Hospital with Christ Church in the background

8th May 1969

Print depicting the undertakers eating

Alexandre Duval, French restaurant owner and society figure Finish:Stretched The father of the houseAlexandre 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,