Monthly Archives: January 2013
Woodcutters in Windsor Park by Benjamin West 1793
Benjamin West ( 1738 – 1820 ) Detail: wood cutters, pick, axe, shovel, coats, hats, waistcoats, workmen
Harvesting at Windsor by Benjamin West 1795
Benjamin West ( 1738 – 1820) Detail: grain, sickle, wheat, ladies hat, basket, children, infant, workshirt, breast feeding, shock of wheat, workmen, dog
Tanning from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1769
From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert And you thought you had a tough job. Detail: workshop, work bench, hides, tanning, tanners, windows, open fire, grill, mules (shoes)
Music and Bowling by Johan Franz Hörmannsperger 1736
Johan Franz Hörmannsperger ( 1710 – ? ) Detail: bowling, sport, skittles, sword, table, food, drink, pitcher, waiter, viola, harp, wine, wine glass, fan, pavilion, garden
A Ball by Johan Franz Hörmannsperger 1736
Johan Franz Hörmannsperger ( 1710 – ? ) Detail: ballroom, food, drinks, dancing, musician, waiter, portraits, paintings, ladies dress, pitcher, clocked stockings, music, musical instruments, door, chair, hinges, fan, jewelry, bread, waiter’s apron
A Young Couple Making Soap Bubbles by Louis de Moni
Louis de Moni ( 1698 – 1771 ) Detail: smoking pipe, bird cage, clay pot, bubbles
A Lacemaker with Boy Blowing Bubbles by Louis de Moni 1742
Louis de Moni ( 1698 – 1771 ) Detail: Jar, bowl, chair, broom, hat, smoking pipe, lace, lake maker, lace bobbins, spectacles, basket, candle stick, knitty knotty, bird cage, bubbles, pipe box, shutter, hinge
The Tinsmith – Tools from Diderot 1763
From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: tools, stump anvil, punch, square, pliers, nippers, bellows, bucket, betty lamp, soldering iron, shears
Tinsmith from Encyclopedia Diderot and D’alembert 1763
From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: workshop, tinware, tin bucket, tin funnel, stump anvil, mallet, shears, soldering iron, betty lamp, cooking pot, chocolate pot, plates, brazier, work bench, stool, dog, oil lamp
Portrait of a Host – Peter Jakob Horemans 1765
Peter Jakob Horemans ( 1700 – 1776 ) OK, maybe you can help on this one. I didn’t have time to pour over the name and figure it out exactly – any ideas? (Thanks to Pam Williams) , yes if you see his other pieces on the blog there is a definite similarity. Detail: innkeeper, … Continue reading