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View of Boston Harbor by Franz Xaver Habermann 1770

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 16 2015

Franz Xaver Habermann (1721-1796) Detail: harbor, ship, boat, soldier, sailor, musket,...
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Portrait of Abraham Beurer by Johan Christoph Dehne about 1740

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 13 2015

Johan Christoph Dehne ( 1713 – 1741 ) I picked this picture out especially for the shi...
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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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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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Threshing Grain from Diderot Encyclopedia 1762

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 19 2013

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail:  flail, basket, rake, shovel, sifter, screen, barn, chi...
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Metal Gilder – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 30 2013

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail: brush, scrubber, files, scrapers, bottle, knife, brazie...
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Processing Hemp or Linen Plate 1 – Diderot Encyclopedia 1762

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 28 2013

Diderot Encyclopedia Detail: farm, workshop, workmen, flax, hemp, flax brake, flax hac...
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Agricultural Labor Plate 1 from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1762

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 23 2013

Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: farm, field, farmers, workers, horses, plow, roller, ha...
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Fishing Plate 16 – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1771

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 03 2013

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail: fishing, nets, basket, fisherman, brazier, fire basket,...
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The Pancake by Cornelius Visscher

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 26 2013

Cornelius Visscher (1520-1586) Detail: fire, kitchen, fry pan, trivet, pan, ceramic po...
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The Pancake Woman by Rembrandt 1635

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 22 2013

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Image to go with our new pancake youtube video. Detail: frypan, ...
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British Army in Concord by Amos Doolittle engraver and Ralph Earl artist 1775

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on February 20 2013

Amos Doolittle (1754 – 1832)   Ralph Earl (1751 – 1801) Detail: graveyard, tombstone, ...
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Calas’s farewell to his family by Daniel Chodowiecki 1767

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on February 05 2013

Daniel Chodowiecki   ( 1726  – 1801 ) Very nice punched tin lantern in this image. Det...
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La Pharmacie Rustique by Locher and Hübner 1775

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 31 2013

Drawn by G. Locher (1730 – 1795 )  engraved by Bartholomew Hübner (1775) Detail: pharm...
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Tanning from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1769

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 24 2013

From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert And you tho...
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The Tinsmith – Tools from Diderot 1763

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 17 2013

From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: to...
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Tinsmith from Encyclopedia Diderot and D’alembert 1763

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 16 2013

From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: wor...
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Village Politicians by David Wilkie and Abraham Raimbach 1813

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 13 2013

painter – David Wilkie (1785 – 1841) and engraver – Abraham Raimbach (1776 – 1843) Her...
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