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A Gardener by Balthasar Denner 1735

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 20 2015

Balthasar Denner (1685-1749) I could not find a larger color version of this image but...
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Fishmongers by Jean Baptiste Charpentier

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 18 2015

Jean Baptiste Charpentier (1728-1806) from Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires Detail: f...
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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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Interior with Sleeping Man and Woman Darning Socks by Wybrand Hendriks after 1800

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 10 2015

Wybrand Hendriks (1744-1831) from the Rijksmuseum Twenthe Detail: workman, pipe, apron...
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Kitchen Interior with Woman and Boy attributed to Peter Snyers

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 05 2015

Peter Snyers (1681-1752) Detail: kitchen, cook, maid, food, carrot, mules, brass kettl...
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The Medway at Rochester by Francis Wheatley 1776

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 31 2015

Francis Wheatley (1747-1801) Detail: shore, river, fishing boat, oars, rope, furled sa...
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The Tradeswoman by Peter Snijers

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 29 2015

Peter Snijers (1681-1752) Detail: boy, Monmouth cap,  ram, rope, wood tub, flower pot,...
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The Iron Forge by Joseph Wright of Derby 1772

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 28 2015

Joseph Wright of Derby(1734-1797) Detail: blacksmith, forge, drop hammer, workmen, chi...
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Mother and Child by Louis Bernard Coclers 1794

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 27 2015

Louis Bernard Coclers (1741–1817) from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam I like this painting ...
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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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The Pancake Cook by Adriaan de Lelie

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 23 2015

Adriaan de Lelie (1755-1820) For more detail, Kevin and I go talk about this painting ...
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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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