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Drawing

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.

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Young Mother by Marquard Wocher 1778

Marquard Wocher (1760-1830) Detail: Mother, child, plant pot, rake, chicken, basket, dog, scythe, sickle, shovel, shaving bench, house, window, garden, thatch roof, timber frame

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La liseuse (The Reader) by Jean-Étienne Liotard 1746

Jean-Étienne Liotard  (1702–1789) Detail: chair, letter, brocade, necklace, pins

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The Itinerant Pedlar – Paul Sandby

Paul Sandby  ( 1731 – 1809 )  from the Yale Center for British Art Detail:  peddler, walking stick, poor man’s clothing, trinkets, rings, hearts, basket, street seller, tin box

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London Cries: A Man with a Basket Man Selling Pots and Pans – Paul Sandby

Paul Sandby, 1731-1809  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail:  Shoes,  jacket, basket, street seller

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Benjamin Read – Hogarth 1757

William Hogarth, 1697-1764   from: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail:  Shoes, breeches, chair, glass, bottle, chamber pot, pipe, jacket, waistcoat

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Study of Farm Cart – Alexander

William Alexander, 1767-1816 Detail: farm cart, basket, farmer, barn, whip.

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The Party Cook – Fragonard 1775

Jean-Honor Fragonard 1732 – 1806 A beautiful French chalk drawing and a plate from Diderot’s l’Encyclopedie what do they have in common? Detail:  brazier, pot, cabinet, bowl, ladies’ clothing

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