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Tagged With: tent

The Army of Louis XIV in front of Tournai – Meulen 1684

Adam Frans van der Meulen   1632 –  1690 Maybe we should get a striped marquee for our next show tent. Detail: army, horses, tent, soldiers, blankets, chest, muskets, baggage

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Hob Selling Beer at the Wake – Laguerre 1725

John Laguerre, 1688-1746   from the Yale Center for British Art This painting depicts a scene from the opera Flora. Detail: gentleman, waiter, table, bench, apron, bottle, glass, clown, tent, game, child, basket, tricorn.

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An Encampment in St. James Park – Sandby 1780

Paul Sandby, 1731-1809  from Yale Center for British Art Are you getting ready for events this summer? Detail: encampment, soldier, horse, officer, tent, marquee tent, children, dog, camp furniture, brazier, tea kettle, sentry, dragoon, chair, table, bed, drawers, candle stick, rug, tent ropes.

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The Encampment on Blackheath MDCCLXXX – Sandby 1783

Paul Sandby  1731 –  1809 Day 5 of wheelbarrow week and this one is a Duesy.  Click on the picture and get the close-up, I promise you will find something interesting. Detail: wheelbarrow, children, doll, dog,  wagon, horse, soldier, mill, burrow, basket, fire, cook-pot, cooking, tent, vendor,  drum, waggoner, cards, duck, camp follower, military camp … Continue reading »

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Market Scene – Aertsen 1550

Pieter Aertsen  1508 – 1575 Day 4 of wheelbarrow week.   This picture is just fabulous. Detail:  wheelbarrow, market,  cart, horse, basket, food, pots, chair, produce,  vendors, tent, well, chicken,  barrel Bonus wheelbarrow engraving from Diderot’s L’Encyclopedie

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