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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 ...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
A White Pot Recipe
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on July 25 2012
“A white-pot custard for my white-pot queen,” cried Kemp, waving his bauble. “M...
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...
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...
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...
The Overlooked Purslane
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on July 20 2012
Just as it is across half of the United States, this part of Indiana where I live ...
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, ...
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...
Another Fine Resource
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on July 18 2012
Here’s a link to an excellent resource for best (and worst) cooking, food-preparati...
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...
Pan Perdu (or as we call it “French Toast”)
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on July 17 2012
Who doesn’t like a nice big plate of French Toast? For me it brings back fond chi...
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,...
Tea Time – Horemans II
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on July 13 2012
Jan Jozef II HOREMANS ( 1714 – 1790 ) Detail: dog, brazier, box, kettle, child, te...
London Cries: A Man with a Basket Man Selling Pots and Pans – Paul Sandby
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on July 12 2012
Paul Sandby, 1731-1809 from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection ...