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Selling Guinea Pigs by George Morland 1789

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 24 2015

George Morland (1763–1804)  from the Yale Center for British Art Detail: Hat, walking ...
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An Old Fisherwoman with Two Women Digging for Bait by Francis Wheatley

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 22 2015

Francis Wheatley(1747-1801) Details: Straw hat, cloak, apron, walking stick, shoes, ba...
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Tinker by Franz Feyerabend 1790

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 20 2015

Franz Feyerabend(1755-1800) This is a superb image of an itinerant iron worker from th...
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Jailer and Convict by Franz Feyerabend 1790

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 16 2015

Franz Feyerabend (1755-1800) from the Swiss National Library, Prints and Drawings Depa...
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A Kitchen Maid by Hugues Taraval 1783

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 13 2015

Hugues Taraval (1729-1785) Details: maid, chair, foot warmer, scissors, pin cushion, s...
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Women Working on Pillow Lace by Giacomo Ceruti about 1725

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on June 25 2015

Giacomo  Ceruti( 1698 –  1767 ) Detail:  chairs, bobbin lace, bobbins, lace, lace pil...
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Self Portrait at the Easel by Jens Juel 1766

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 16 2014

Jens Juel (1745-1802) Is that a muller on the window sill?  He shows up with this hat ...
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Christopher Anstey with his daughter by William Hoare 1778

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 15 2014

William Hoare (1707-1792) I am not sure what to call the girl headware, ideas? Detail:...
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The Macarony Brothers by James Caldwall after Michel Vincent Brandoin 1772

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 07 2014

by James Caldwall (1739-1789) after Michel Vincent Brandoin (1733-1807) from Yale Cent...
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The Sporting Undergraduate by Henry William Bunbury 1772

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 19 2014

Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Co...
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Fishermen by William Pyne 1804

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 12 2014

William Pyne (1769-1843) Detail: fisherman, net, barrel, boat, anchor, oar, boat hook,...
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Hornworking by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte 1771

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 09 2014

From Diderot’s Encyclopedia by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte Detail: workshop, workmen, horn...
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The Frigate Surprise at Anchor off Great Yarmouth Norfolk by Francis Holman 1775

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 07 2014

Artist: Francis Holman(1760-1790) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Co...
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A View Near New Cross Deptford in Kent 1770

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 05 2014

Artist Unknown – From the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail:...
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Madge and Bauldy by David Allen

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on November 04 2013

David Allen (1755-1796)  from the Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James and Janet...
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The Pantheon after Edward Edwards 1772

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 28 2013

Edward Edwards (1738-1806)  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collecti...
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A Lesson Westward by Robert Dighton 1782

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 24 2013

Robert Dighton (1752-1814)  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collecti...
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The Apothecary by Frans Van Mieris(II) 1714

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 21 2013

Frans Van Mieris (II) ( 1689 – 1763 )     from The Rijksmuseum Detail: medicine, flowe...
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