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Tagged With: chicken

The Fortune-Teller by Martin Drolling 1790s

Martin Drolling (1752-1817) Detail: Barnyard, child, cards, soldier, well, bucket, wheel barrow, dog, chicken, courtyard, washtub, peddler, walking stick, barn

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Young Mother by Marquard Wocher 1778

Marquard Wocher (1760-1830) Detail: Mother, child, plant pot, rake, chicken, basket, dog, scythe, sickle, shovel, shaving bench, house, window, garden, thatch roof, timber frame

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Threshing Grain from Diderot Encyclopedia 1762

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail:  flail, basket, rake, shovel, sifter, screen, barn, chicken, farmer, barn interior, sheaves, wheat , barrel, grain sorter, cart, horse, wooden shoes, smock, hinges

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Girl Chopping Onions by Gerrit Dou 1646

Gerrit Dou (1613-1675) Detail: ewer, onions, food, knife, chopper, oil lamp, chicken, ball, window, mortar and pestle, bird cage, table, candle holder, hearth, kitchen

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The Groenmarkt as seen Toward the Westeinde by Paulus Constantijn la Fargue ~1765

Paulus Constantijn la Fargue (1729-1782) OK – this one is chalked full –  I’ve got you started – what do you see??? Detail: market, street scene, dog, child, children’s clothing, workmen, food, greens, cabbage, lettuce, market stall, horse, wagon, chicken, bottle, basket, sign, windows, shutters, doors, awnings, ?

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Portrait of a Host – Peter Jakob Horemans 1765

Peter Jakob Horemans ( 1700 – 1776 ) OK, maybe you can help on this one.  I didn’t have time to pour over the name and figure it  out exactly – any ideas? (Thanks to Pam Williams) , yes if you see his other pieces on the blog there is a definite similarity. Detail: innkeeper, … Continue reading »

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La cuisiniere surveillante – Johann Jacobus Haid and Johann Elias Haid

Johann Jacobus Haid (1704-1767) and Johann Elias Haid (1739-1809)  from the Yale Center for British Art Detail: washtub, feathers, chicken, bowl, knife, cat, doves, maid, chair, table, kitchen

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Market Scene – Aertsen 1550

Pieter Aertsen  1508 – 1575 Day 4 of wheelbarrow week.   This picture is just fabulous. Detail:  wheelbarrow, market,  cart, horse, basket, food, pots, chair, produce,  vendors, tent, well, chicken,  barrel Bonus wheelbarrow engraving from Diderot’s L’Encyclopedie

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Cook with the Smoking Fireplace

Joachim Beuckelaer (1533–1574) The main thing I thought was interesting / funny was the smoke coming out of the fireplace in the background.  We recently built an 18th century kitchen set for doing videos and we had quite a bit of trouble getting a good draw out of the chimney, apparently we weren’t the only … Continue reading »

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