Drawing

The Itinerant Pedlar – Paul Sandby

Paul Sandby ( 1731 – 1809 ) from the Yale Center for British Art

Detail: peddler, walking stick, poor man’s clothing, trinkets, rings, hearts, basket, street seller, tin box

Paul Sandby, 1731-1809 from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Detail: Shoes, jacket, basket, street seller

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William Hogarth, 1697-1764 from: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Detail: Shoes, breeches, chair, glass, bottle, chamber pot, pipe, jacket, waistcoat

Categories: 18th Century, British, Drawing | Tags: bottle, breeches, chair, chamber pot, glass, jacket, pipe, shoes, waistcoat | Leave a comment

William Alexander, 1767-1816

Detail: farm cart, basket, farmer, barn, whip.

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Jean-Honor Fragonard 1732 – 1806

A beautiful French chalk drawing and a plate from Diderot’s l’Encyclopedie what do they have in common?

Detail: brazier, pot, cabinet, bowl, ladies’ clothing

Categories: 18th Century, Drawing, French | Tags: bowl, brazier, cabinet, clay, ladies clothing, pot, potter, potter's wheel, workshop | 1 Comment