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Monthly Archives: October 2013

The Pantheon after Edward Edwards 1772

Edward Edwards (1738-1806)  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: child, walking stick, food, tea, table knife, spoon, tray, tea cup, tea pot, table, fan, social event

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A Lesson Westward by Robert Dighton 1782

Robert Dighton (1752-1814)  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail:  pig, road, wagon, horse, wheat, waggoner, striped jacket, house, tophat

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The Baker and His Wife by Jan Steen 1658

Jan Steen (1626 – 1679) Detail: food, baker, bread, buns, manchet, pretzel, pretzel hanger, workman, work cap, boy, horn, bread rack, store front,  peel

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The Apothecary by Frans Van Mieris(II) 1714

Frans Van Mieris (II) ( 1689 – 1763 )     from The Rijksmuseum Detail: medicine, flower pot, aloe, poppy pod, mortar and pestle, ewer, glass bottle, medicine jar, book, wood band box, scales, spoon, cravat, cuttle fish bone, brass pot, fur cap, gourd bottle, shelves, harts horn, barrel , box, saw fish,  tablecloth

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Portrait of Charles d’Aucourt de Saint-Just by Louis-Léopold Boilly 1800

Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845) Detail: bridge, fascine knife, brush knife, boots, breeches, tail coat, cravat, buck saw, chair, hammer, tools, top hat

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