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Tagged With: water

Prospect of Stockholm – School of Johan Fredrik Martin

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Kevin Carter

School of Johan Fredrik Martin (1755-1816) Detail: dog, horse, cart, ladder, lamp lighter, lamp, water, harbor, ship, boat, watermen

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A Party of Gentlemen fishing from a Punt – Benjamin West 1794

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Benjamin West (1738-1820)  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: wind , men , water , fishing , river , boat , fishing line, fishing pole, fish, float

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The Swaine Family – Arthur Devis 1749

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Kevin Carter

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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The Water Cooler by Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin 1734

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin ( 1699 – 1779 ) Detail:  Copper water cooler, metal spigot, brass dipper, jug, stool, water, bucket

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