Posts Tagged With: shirt

The Methodist Tailor Caught in Adultery – Unknown Artist 1768

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Jon Townsend

Artist: unknown from the Yale Center for British Art Paul Mellon Collection

Detail: chamber pot, candle stock, bed, blanket, pillow, chair, table, window, book, hat, mirror, comb, bottle, shirt,ladies’ hat, scissors, chest, box, arm chair

Categories: 18th Century, British, Engraving | Tags: arm chair, bed, blanket, book, bottle, box, candle stock, chair, chamber pot, chest, comb, hat, ladies' hat, mirror, pillow, scissors, shirt, table, window | 1 Comment

The Children of the Duc de Bouillon Dressed as Montagnards – Hubert Drouais 1756

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Jon Townsend

Hubert Drouais (1727–1775)

Detail: hurdy gurdy, boy, shoes, stockings, sash, coat, waiscoat, shirt, marmot, pet

Categories: 18th Century, French, Painting | Tags: boy, coat, hurdy-gurdy, marmot, pet, sash, shirt, shoes, stockings, waiscoat | 3 Comments

The Comte and Chevalier de Choiseul as Savoyards – François-Hubert Drouais 1758

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jon Townsend

François-Hubert Drouais (1727–1775)

Detail: boy, children, shoes, dog, breeches, coat, hurdy gurdy, peepshow (optical toy), shirt, hat

Categories: 18th Century, French, Painting | Tags: boy, breeches, children, coat, dog, hat, hurdy-gurdy, optical toy, peepshow (optical toy), shirt, shoes | 1 Comment

The Scytheman’s Refreshment – John Faber

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jon Townsend

John Faber ( 1695 – 1756 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Detail: farm, farmer, scythe, noggin, wood tankard, breeches, shirt, jacket

Categories: 18th Century, British, Engraving | Tags: breeches, farm, farmer, jacket, noggin, scythe, shirt, wood tankard | 2 Comments

Portrait of a father with his daughter by Sigmund Barth 1765

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Jon Townsend

Sigmund Barth ( 1723–1772 )
How many people today would ask their young daughter to fetch them a red hot coal so they can light a pipe?
Detail: coat, buckle breeches, waistcoat, shirt, pipe, coal, tongs, girl, girls clothing, chair, fireplace