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William Sixth Baron Craven – Francis Cotes 1768

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 08 2012

Francis Cotes ( 1726 – 1770 ) Detail: tricorn hat, breeches, boots, gloves, waistcoat...
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The Shooting Party by Ibbetson about 1800

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 07 2012

Julius Caesar Ibbetson  ( 1759 – 1817 )  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul M...
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Sandwich Carrots! by Gillray 1796

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 06 2012

James Gillray ( 1756  – 1815) Detail: wheelbarrow, carrots, shoes, stockings, pettico...
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Still life with Fish – Peter Jakob Horemans 1765

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 03 2012

Peter Jakob Horemans ( 1700 – 1776 ) Detail: glass, flowers, fish, plate, bowl, coppe...
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A River Landscape with Villagers and Carts – Théobald Michau

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 02 2012

Théobald Michau ( 1676 – 1765 ) Detail: boat, sailboat, cow, dog, cart, wagon, horse, ...
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Captain Edward Vernon – Hayman

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 31 2012

Francis Hayman (1708–1776) Detail: shoes, buckles, waking stick, stockings, breeches ...
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A drawing Lad – Nicolas Bernard Lépicié

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 30 2012

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié   ( 1735 –  1784) His porta crayon looks like it has to diffe...
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Dance of the Milkmaid – Francis Hayman 1735

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 27 2012

Francis Hayman (1708–1776) Detail: musicians, ladies clothing,  dancing, peg leg, vio...
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A River Landscape with Villagers Unloading Their Boats – Théobald Michau

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 26 2012

Théobald Michau ( 1676 – 1765 ) Detail: cow, boat, fisherman, dog, bag, horse, wagon,...
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Rochefort Arsenal – Joseph Vernet 1761

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 25 2012

Claude-Joseph Vernet ( 1714 –  1789 ) Detail: naval port, iron cook pot, copper kettl...
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School for Girls – Horemans (I)

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 24 2012

Attributed to Jan Josef Horemans (I) (1682–1759) There she is again, but this time it...
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Cattle Market – Jan Josef Horemans I

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 23 2012

Jan Josef Horemans I  ( 1682 – 1759 ) Watch for this girl, she is going to show up in...
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An Alchemist – Adriaen van Ostade 1661

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 20 2012

Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685) Ok, it might be easier to say what isn’t in this paint...
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Kitchen Still Life with Parrot and Female Figure – Peter Jakob Horemans 1760

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 19 2012

Peter Jakob Horemans ( 1700 – 1776 ) Detail:  girl, parrot, food, plate, copper pan, ...
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Still life with kitchen utensils and dead partridge – Peter Jakob Horemans 1765

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 18 2012

Peter Jakob Horemans  ( 1700 – 1776 ) Detail: cabinet, hinges, drawer, copper pan, bi...
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An English Sloop Becalmed near the Shore – Swaine

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 17 2012

Francis Swaine  ( 1730 – 1782 )  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Co...
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Workshop with Shoemaker, Butcher,and Lacemaker – Jan Josef I Horemans

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 16 2012

Jan Josef Horemans I  ( 1682 – 1759 ) Detail: pigs feet, offal, bucket, hog, butcher,...
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Tea Time – Horemans II

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 13 2012

Jan Jozef II  HOREMANS   ( 1714 – 1790 ) Detail: dog, brazier, box, kettle, child, te...
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