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Tagged With: glasses

Conjurer with Pistol and Card by George Cruikshank 1826

George Cruikshank (1792-1878) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: magician, performer, conjurer, conjurer, entertainment, candle, candlestick, playing card, flintlock pistol, cups and balls, wand, coat, bonnet,  glasses, feather plume, woman, shawl, man, India, crescent moon turban

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Tinker by Franz Feyerabend 1790

Franz Feyerabend(1755-1800) This is a superb image of an itinerant iron worker from the late 18th century.  A great study for someone looking to do an impression of a tinker. Detail: Pan, long handled pan, basket, scrap iron, tinker, worker, hammer, stump anvil, gaiters, Nuremberg spectacles, glasses, pack basket  

Categories: 18th Century, swedish, Watercolor | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Userer – Govaert Camphuysen

Govaert Camphuysen (1623-1672) Detail: money lender, banker, coins, money, money bag, glasses, spectacles, box, ledger, pen, weights, balance, scale, candle, curtain, tongs, shelf

Categories: 17th Century, Dutch, Painting | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Office of Painter – Chodowiecki 1771

Daniel Chodowiecki (1726–1801) Detail:  family, children, father, mother, infant, painter, art , book, doll, statue, table, chair, study, pearl, jewelry, glasses, eyewear

Categories: 18th Century, Engraving, German | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Self Portrait – Rienk Jelgerhuis 1791

Rienk Jelgerhuis  ( 1729 – 1806 ) The real stand out here is the pair of glasses.  Obviously, a man in his profession needs special eyewear. Detail: glasses, spectacles, wig, coat, neckwear,  waistcoat

Categories: 18th Century, Dutch, Engraving | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments

Cattle Market – Jan Josef Horemans I

Jan Josef Horemans I  ( 1682 – 1759 ) Watch for this girl, she is going to show up in tomorrow painting too. Detail: dog, girl, cow, ladder, market, staff, stays, glasses, bottles, apron

Categories: 18th Century, Flemish | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Alchemist – Longhi 1757

Pietro Longhi  (1702–1785)  image from The Yorck Project Check out this raised hearth. Detail: bottles,  hour glass, brazier, raised hearth, tongs, crucible, book,  glasses,  shoes, buckles, mules (slippers), flask, fur lined robe

Categories: 18th Century, Italian, Painting | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment