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Tagged With: portrait

Self Portrait at the Easel by Jens Juel 1766

Jens Juel (1745-1802) Is that a muller on the window sill?  He shows up with this hat in other self portraits, is it sheep skin hat with the wool on the inside? Detail: painter, portrait, window, curtain, bottle, small glass bottle, brushes, pigments, shell,  pallet, easel, canvas, shirt, waistcoat, hat, chair

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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 , … Continue reading »

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