18th Century
The Doctor’s Pill by John Collet
John Collet (1725-1780) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: cat, table, chair, bed, doctor’s bill, picture, boots, gloves, walking stick, medicine bottles, old woman, doctor, coat, men’s hat, maid, cloth cap, drinking glass
The City Chanters by Samuel Okey after John Collet 1771
Samuel Okey after John Collet (1725-1780) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Very interesting outfit for the center woman… Detail: boy, wig, tricorn hat, sailor, sea turtle, straw hat, girl, doll, prison, hand bills
Girl with a Tray by Philip Mercier 1750
Philip Mercier (1689-1760) Is it a coffee pot? Detail: Tray, flowered cup, coffee pot, ladies gown, cloth cap, serving girl
The Judgment of Paris by Henry William Bunbury 1771
Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811) from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: house, goat, basket, hat, dog, peacock, owl, canteen, shepherds crook, lady , gown , fan, bottle, grenadier’s cap, pipe, regimental coat.
School for Girls by Philip Mercier
Philip Mercier (circa 1689-1760) Detail: school, school master, neck cloth, book, ink, inkwell, quill, students, floral hat, gown, hair, chair, table
The Peddler by Louis Joseph Watteau 1779
Louis Joseph Watteau (1731-1789) Detail: farm house, laundry, well, well bucket, farmer, farm wife, peddler, walking stick, stockings, mirror tricorn hat, jug, washtub, plate
A Writer Trimming his Pen by Jan Ekels(II) 1784
Jan Ekels(II) (1759-1793) What is on the wall beside the mirror? Detail: writer, pen, ink stand, ink well, chair, table, mirror, coat, stockings, mules, shoes, breeches, ruffled shirt, hair tie, game board
Young Peasant Woman Holding a Wine Flask by Giacomo Ceruti 1738
Giacomo Ceruti (1639/1709) Detail: wine bottle, cork, finger ring, short gown, neck ribbon, silk scarf