French

Landscape with Cows, Sheep and Shepherdess by Jean-Étienne Liotard 1761

Landscape with cows, sheep and shepherdess_Jean-Étienne Liotard(1702-1789)_1761

Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789)

Detail: livestock, cow, sheep, distaff, shepherdess, woman’s clothing

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La Geste Napolitain by Jean Baptiste Greuze 1757

La Geste Napolitain_Jean Baptiste Greuze(French1725-1805)_1757

Jean Baptiste Greuze (French 1725-1805)

Detail: dog, children, basket, bowl, pedler, necklace, bracelet, trinkets, blanket worn as cloak, tied on sleeves, socks over breeches

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Fishing Plate 16 – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1771

Fishing-Plate 16_Diderot_1771Diderot’s Encyclopedia

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

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Vegetables for the Soup by Jean-Siméon Chardin ~1732

Vegetables for the Soup_Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699-1779)_1732Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699-1779)

Detail: pitcher, food, vegetables, cooking spoon, small brass kettle, carrots

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The Butcher from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

The Butcher_Diderot-Encyclopedia_1763Diderot and D’Alembert

We have added some new knives to our product line and I thought I would find some nice knife pictures.  This one has some great detail, I especially like the knife block on the belt.

Detail: butcher, workshop, knife, cleaver, knife block, axe, mallet, bellows, table, scraper, meat hook, belt, knife sharpener, wooden shoes, pulley, cow, sheep, bucket

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The Confectioner plate I – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

The Confectioner plate I_Diderot_1763Diderot and D’Alembert

Detail: kitchen, table, barrel, shelf, funnel, bowl, canister, strainer, metal cook pan, raised hearth, spigot, smoke hood, workmen, fire grate, spatula, food

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The Lady of Charity by Jean-Baptiste Greuze 1775

The Lady of Charity_Jean-Baptiste Greuze_1775Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French 1725-1805)

Detail: child, pipkin, medicine, medicine bottle, bowl, plate, chair, bed, broom, money bag, neck cloth, invalid, nun, brazier, cloak, stockings over breeches, porringer, pitcher

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The Laundress by Jean Baptiste Greuze 1761

The Laundress_Jean Baptiste Greuze(French1725-1805)_1761Jean Baptiste Greuze (French 1725-1805 )

Detail: wash basin, metal pitcher, barrel, basket, cabinet, chocolate pot, brass kettle, clothesline, laundress, laundry

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The Bakers Cart by Jean Michelin 1656

The Bakers Cart_Jean Michelin (1616-1670)_1656Jean Michelin (1616-1670)

Detail: bread, food, bottle, spoon, pack basket, horse, cart, vendor, child, market stall, bench, walking stick, muff

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Games and fights of the Negroes by François Aimé Louis Dumoulin 1788

Games and fights of the Negroes_François Aimé Louis Dumoulin (1753–1834)_1788François Aimé Louis Dumoulin (1753–1834)

Detail: sailors, naval clothing, ship, sloop, ship’s boat, trousers,  games, fighting, turtle, ocean, canoe, basket, tobacco pipe, drum

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