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Tagged With: paper

Christopher Anstey with his daughter by William Hoare 1778

William Hoare (1707-1792) I am not sure what to call the girl headware, ideas? Detail: book, paper, quill, ink stand, inkwell, lace, table, coat, waistcoat, matching coat and waistcoat, cravat, girl, doll, fashion doll, doll dress, plumes, gown, cloth covered buttons

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Still Life – Hoogstraten 1666

Samuel van Hoogstraten   1627 – 1678 The realism of this type of painting is just stunning.  Boy that marbled notebook looks familiar. Detail:  marbled paper, scissors, chain, cameo, comb, paper, quill, pen knife, marbled notebook, book, folding knife, medal, letter, sealing wax, spectacles, leather thong.

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The Ballad Singer – Morland 1764

Henry Robert Morland, 1730-1797  — from Yale Center for British Art I find this painting quite striking.  Detail: luminary, lantern, pin, shawl, hat, cloth cap, paper, music.

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