Monthly Archives: September 2012
A Still Life with Oysters, a Lemon, a Carafe of Wine and a Copper Jug – Peter Jacob Horemans 1769
Peter Jacob Horemans ( 1700-1776 ) Detail: plate, oysters, drinking glass, carafe, wine, cooper kettle, copper pot, lemon, food
A Party of Gentlemen fishing from a Punt – Benjamin West 1794
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
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
British Gentlemen at Sir Horace Mann’s Home in Florence – Thomas Patch ~ 1765
Thomas Patch (1725-1782) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: boy , men , interior , food , tile , servant , fireplace , relief , dining room , dining table , chandeliers , candles , curtain , plates, dining chairs , fireworks , urn , wine coolers , bust , … Continue reading
Selling Fish on a Beach – Thomas Rowlandson
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) from the Yale Center for British Art – Paul Mellon Collection Detail: men , women , selling , ocean , beach , island , boats , oars , sailboats , crowd , fish , fishmongers, baskets
A Distinguished Society on a Terrace – Jan Joseph Horemans 1719
Jan Joseph Horemans (1682–1759) Detail: birds, dog, bottle, food, quilted petticoat, quilted jacket, dressing gown, bread, lobster, drinking glass, girl, chair, men’s clothing
A doctor in his study – Johann Cordua
Johann Cordua (1630-1702) Detail: doctor, book, flask, medicine, skull, brass pan, scales, medicine jar, bottles, scalpel, mortar and pestle, copper pan, shelf
A Still Life with Roses, a Jug, a Loaf of Bread by Alexander Adriaenssen 1646
Alexander Adriaenssen ( 1587–1661 ) Detail: food, knife, lemon, grapes, crabs, bread, goblet, jug, roses, table, plate
Lord Portmore Watching Racehorses at Exercise on Newmarket Heath – John Wootton ~1753
John Wootton (1682 – 1764 ) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: boy, dog, horse, racing, gentleman’s clothing, sport, jockey cap