Sifting The Past

George Rogers and His Wife, Margaret, and His Sister, Margaret Rogers by Francis Hayman 1750

Jon Townsend — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:33 +0000

Francis Hayman ( 1708 – 1776 )

Detail: Ladies’ Clothing, bird, fowling gun, dog, hunter

Agricultural Labor Plate 1 from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1762

Jon Townsend — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:34:12 +0000

Diderot and D’Alembert

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

Marriage a la Mode 6 – The Lady’s Death by William Hogarth 1743

Jon Townsend — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:17 +0000

William Hogarth (1697 – 1764)

Detail: chair, pitcher dog, table, medicine bottle, doctor, child, plate, table knife, hogs head (food), food, window, smoking pipe, wall pegs, wall clock, painting (art), corner cupboard, glass bottle, almanac

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

Jon Townsend — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:38:47 +0000

Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789)

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

La Geste Napolitain by Jean Baptiste Greuze 1757

Jon Townsend — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:34:05 +0000

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

Fishing Plate 16 – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1771

Jon Townsend — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:00:38 +0000

Diderot’s Encyclopedia

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

Vegetables for the Soup by Jean-Siméon Chardin ~1732

Jon Townsend — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:38:41 +0000

Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699-1779)

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

The Pancake by Cornelius Visscher

Jon Townsend — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:57:20 +0000

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

Family in Kitchen by Jan Josef Horemans the Elder

Jon Townsend — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:30:16 +0000

Attributed to Jan Josef Horemans the Elder (1682-1759)

Detail: dog, plate, ceramic cook pot, griddle, pancake, child, hearth, fireplace, chair, pipe, knife, copper mug, sideboard, pegboard, window

Woman Making Pancakes by Bernardus van Schijndel

Jon Townsend — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:27:15 +0000

Bernardus van Schijndel (1647–1709)

Detail: kitchen, ceramic pot, fire, pancake, food, plate, child, spatula