Posts Tagged With: petticoat

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

Categories: 18th Century, British, Painting | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Sandwich Carrots! by Gillray 1796

James Gillray ( 1756  – 1815)

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

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

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

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

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