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Donnybrook Fair – Francis Wheatley 1788

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 24 2012

Francis Wheatley ( 1747 – 1801 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon C...

16th Century Kitchen with Cook and Maid – Unknown

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 23 2012

Detail: Food, cabbage, carrots, apples, fish, fowl pots, pans, buckets, strainer, cle...

London Cries: A Fishmonger – Paul Sandby 1759

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 22 2012

Paul Sandby (1731 – 1809 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Colle...

The maid in the kitchen – Justus Juncker

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 21 2012

Justus Juncker (1703-1767) Yes, I too make my maid work in her pearls. Detail: candle...

Integrity Retiring from Office – Gillray 1801

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 20 2012

James Gillray ( 1756 – 1815) OK, I give up on the detail on this one. The list coul...

A Soldier’s Return by Moreland

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 17 2012

George Morland ( 1763 – 1804 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Co...

Fishing Smack under Sail – Brooking

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 16 2012

Charles Brooking ( 1723-1759 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Co...

Caricature of George Bubb Dodington and Sir Thomas Robinson by Sandby 1761

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 15 2012

Paul Sandby (1731 – 1809 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Colle...

Death of Captain James Cook – George Carter 1783

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 14 2012

George Carter (1737–1794) It’s getting pretty naval around here… I am not including...

Edward Knowles Captain of the HMS Peregrine – Francis Cotes

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 13 2012

Francis Cotes ( 1726 – 1770) Detail: naval uniform, gold lace, buttons, tricorn hat,...

A Scene from The Maid of the Mill – John Inigo Richards 1765

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 10 2012

John Inigo Richards ( 1731 – 1810 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon...

View on the Thames with Westminster Bridge – Samuel Scott 1744

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 09 2012

Samuel Scott ( 1702 – 1772 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon C...

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...

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...

Sandwich Carrots! by Gillray 1796

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 06 2012

James Gillray ( 1756 – 1815) Detail: wheelbarrow, carrots, shoes, stockings, pettico...

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...

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, ...

Did George Washington use Ketchup?

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 01 2012

O.k., so it may be an absurd question. The answer, however, is probably…but it ma...