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Market Scene – Aertsen 1550

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 19 2012

Pieter Aertsen  1508 – 1575 Day 4 of wheelbarrow week.   This picture is just fabulou...
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The Interior of The Nieuwe Kerk – van Vliet 1665

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 18 2012

Hendrick van Vliet  1611-1675 Day 3 of Wheelbarrow Week. Detail: church, tile floor, ...
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Market Scene with a Quack – Victors 1650

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 17 2012

Jan Victors 1620 – 1676 Day 2 of Wheelbarrow Week. Detail:  wheelbarrow, quack, chair...
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The Pandreitje in Bruges – Garemijn 1778

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 16 2012

Jan Antoon Garemijn 1712 – 1799 It is Wheelbarrow week here on Sifting-The-Past and t...
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The Rustic Lover – Wheatley 1786

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 13 2012

Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801    from  Yale Center for British Art Detail: shoes, buckl...
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The Shoemaker – Aert Schouman 1735

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 12 2012

Aert Schouman  1710 – 1792 I find it interesting that the shoemaker has no hat, maybe...
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The Reapers – James Ward 1800

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 11 2012

James Ward, 1769-1859   from the Yale Center for British Art Detail: horse, tack, dog...
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The Party Cook – Fragonard 1775

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 10 2012

Jean-Honor Fragonard 1732 – 1806 A beautiful French chalk drawing and a plate from Di...
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Market Day, Roseau, Dominica – Brunias 1780

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 09 2012

Agostino Brunias, 1728-1796 Let’s skip over to the West Indies. Detail:  market, stal...
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The Family of the Stone Grinder – Terborch 1655

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 07 2012

Gerard Terborch 1617 – 1681 The giant grinding wheel set in the ground is very intrig...
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l’ accordee de Village – Greuze 1761

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 06 2012

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) Looks like someone has a problem,  but the bird seem...
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Boulanger – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 05 2012

Diderot’s Encyclopaedia 1763 It is probably obvious what I am thinking / working on to...
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Middle Class Interior – Horemans II

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 04 2012

Jan Josef Horemans (II) (1714–1792) You guess the year…. Detail: dog, shoes, quilted...
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Luncheon Party in a Park – Lancret 1735

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 03 2012

Nicolas Lancret 1690-1743 I guess smashing the dishes is easier than washing them, bu...
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Widow Costard’s cow and goods – Penny 1782

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 02 2012

Edward Penny, 1714-1791  from Yale Center for British Art This is a beautiful scene wi...
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At The Artists Studio – Jan Jozef Horemans II

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 30 2012

Jan Jozef Horemans II  1714 – 1790 I am guessing the main subject is the artist helper...
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Boy Turning Spit – Chodowiecki 1746

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 29 2012

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki   1726-1801 Great picture of a German raised hearth.  I ...
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The Blind Singer – Ramón Bayeu y Subías – 1786

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on March 28 2012

Ramón Bayeu y Subías  1746 –  1793 Now that is blue.  At times we get questions about ...
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