A genre scene from Lautrec's series capturing the domestic routine of Parisian brothel inhabitants (likely the establishment on Rue d'Amboise). The work depicts sex workers sharing a meal in the dining room, recording the mundane reality of their daily lives without idealization or moral sentiment. Lautrec used thinned oil (peinture à l'essence) on raw cardboard, letting the underlying support texture show through while retaining graphic speed.