Engraving

Agricultural Labor Plate 1 from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1762

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Diderot and D’Alembert

Detail: farm, field, farmers, workers, horses, plow, roller, harrow, seeds, windmill

Categories: Engraving, 18th Century, French | Tags: horses, workers, farm, windmill, field, farmers, plow, roller, harrow, seeds | Leave a comment

Fishing Plate 16 – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1771

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Diderot’s Encyclopedia

Detail: fishing, nets, basket, fisherman, brazier, fire basket, spear, boat, drag net, mud shoes, creel, ocean, wooden shoes

Categories: 18th Century, Engraving, French | Tags: basket, boat, brazier, creel, drag net, fire basket, fisherman, fishing, mud shoes, nets, ocean, spear, wooden shoes | Leave a comment

The Pancake by Cornelius Visscher

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Cornelius Visscher (1520-1586)

Detail: fire, kitchen, fry pan, trivet, pan, ceramic pot, spoon, jug, boy, cat, pancake, food, bench, fire tongs, pipe, meat, lantern, oil lamp, cabinet, basket, bottle, knife, bag

Categories: 16th Century, Dutch, Engraving | Tags: bag, basket, bench, bottle, boy, cabinet, cat, ceramic pot, fire, fire tongs, food, fry pan, jug, kitchen, knife, lantern, meat, oil lamp, pan, pancake, pipe, spoon, trivet | 2 Comments

The Pancake Woman by Rembrandt 1635

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Rembrandt (1606-1669)

Image to go with our new pancake youtube video.

Detail: frypan, pancakes, children, dog, spatula, fire

Categories: 17th Century, Dutch, Engraving | Tags: children, dog, fire, frypan, pancakes, spatula | Leave a comment

A Macaroni French Cook by M. Darly 1772

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Jon Townsend

M. Darly

This image shows the charcoal cooking surfaces that used windows for ventilation.

Detail: kitchen, raised hearth, table, carrots, cook, food, apron, sauce pan, strainer, tongs, spatula, hat, sword, mirror, window, shelf, canister, ham, knife

Categories: 18th Century, British, Engraving | Tags: apron, canister, carrots, cartoon, cook, food, ham, hat, kitchen, knife, mirror, raised hearth, sauce pan, shelf, spatula, strainer, sword, table, tongs, window | 3 Comments

British Army in Concord by Amos Doolittle engraver and Ralph Earl artist 1775

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Amos Doolittle (1754 – 1832) Ralph Earl (1751 – 1801)

Detail: graveyard, tombstone, telescope, walking stick, military, soldier, stone wall, military formation

Categories: 18th Century, American, Engraving | Tags: graveyard, military, military formation, soldier, stone wall, telescope, tombstone, walking stick | 3 Comments

Calas’s farewell to his family by Daniel Chodowiecki 1767

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Daniel Chodowiecki ( 1726 – 1801 )

Very nice punched tin lantern in this image.

Detail: prison, soldier, jailer, clergy, leg iron, cell, door, cartridge box, musket, spectacles, medicine, wing back chair, work cap, ladies’ cape, tin lantern, padlock, keys