Posts Tagged With: fichu

The Swaine Family – Arthur Devis 1749

Arthur Devis (1712-1787)  Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

What do you think that is open right by the boys foot?   And Kevin thinks he is reading Izaak Walton’s “The Compleat Angler”.

Detail: children , boy , girl , men , women , water , reading , fishing , fence , fichu , mantua , hat , petticoat , portrait , book , dog, fish, net, fishing pole, bucket, snuff box

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Sandwich Carrots! by Gillray 1796

James Gillray ( 1756  – 1815)

Detail: wheelbarrow, carrots, shoes, stockings, petticoat, apron, breeches, coat, fichu, hat, store front, book seller

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The Watercress Girl – Smith 1780

A Girl Selling Watercress on the Street - 18th century engraving by SmithJohn Raphael Smith, 1752-1812     from the Yale Center for British Art

Detail:  girl, street seller, pinned bodice, cape, basket, food, hat, fichu, elbow, pins, printed neck handkerchief, apron

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The Gossips – Scott before 1772

The Gossips by Scott pre-1772 British WatercolorSamuel Scott  1702-1772   from Yale Center for British Art

Detail: basket, hats, shoes, short cape, elbows, apron, fichu.

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The Rustic Lover – Wheatley 1786

Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801    from  Yale Center for British Art

Detail: shoes, buckles, petticoat, apron, shift, stays, cloth cap, cat, plate, table, basket, chair, spinning wheel, barrel, coat, hat, window, bowl, mug, candle box, shutter, bird cage, scissors, fichu, bird

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The Reapers – James Ward 1800

James Ward, 1769-1859   from the Yale Center for British Art

Detail: horse, tack, dog, tin pitcher, runlet, baby, crops, cloth cap, workers, shoes, great coat, hat, shirt,  fichu, mitts, straw hat.

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Market Day, Roseau, Dominica – Brunias 1780

Agostino Brunias, 1728-1796

Let’s skip over to the West Indies.

Detail:  market, stall, chair, trunk, drum, umbrella, basket, cloth, fabric bolts, striped jacket, child, ladies clothing, fichu, produce

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