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Engraving

View of Boston Harbor by Franz Xaver Habermann 1770

Franz Xaver Habermann (1721-1796) Detail: harbor, ship, boat, soldier, sailor, musket, anchor, cannon, workmen, drum, barrel, castle

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Portrait of Abraham Beurer by Johan Christoph Dehne about 1740

Johan Christoph Dehne ( 1713 – 1741 ) I picked this picture out especially for the shirt collar detail. Detail:  Man’s coat, decorative buttons, band collar shirt, cloth hat, mustache

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The Macarony Brothers by James Caldwall after Michel Vincent Brandoin 1772

by James Caldwall (1739-1789) after Michel Vincent Brandoin (1733-1807) from Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection While you can’t alway trust everything in a cartoon as they are caricatures, they are still might helpful. Detail: monkey, chain, walking stick, sailor, slops, sword, breeches, shoes, pipe, cravat, neckerchief, ruffled shirt, short jacket

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Hornworking by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte 1771

From Diderot’s Encyclopedia by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte Detail: workshop, workmen, horn, hearth, iron pot, basket, chair, table, vice, cleaver, window, door, stump, clamp

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Threshing Grain from Diderot Encyclopedia 1762

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail:  flail, basket, rake, shovel, sifter, screen, barn, chicken, farmer, barn interior, sheaves, wheat , barrel, grain sorter, cart, horse, wooden shoes, smock, hinges

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Metal Gilder – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail: brush, scrubber, files, scrapers, bottle, knife, brazier, sponge, sword hilt, bench, tub, workmen, workshop, vice, hearth, bellows, chair, basin

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Processing Hemp or Linen Plate 1 – Diderot Encyclopedia 1762

Diderot Encyclopedia Detail: farm, workshop, workmen, flax, hemp, flax brake, flax hackle

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Agricultural Labor Plate 1 from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1762

Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: farm, field, farmers, workers, horses, plow, roller, harrow, seeds, windmill

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Fishing Plate 16 – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1771

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail: fishing, nets, basket, fisherman, brazier, fire basket, spear, boat, drag net, mud shoes, creel, ocean, wooden shoes

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The Pancake by Cornelius Visscher

Cornelius Visscher (1520-1586) Detail: fire, kitchen, fry pan, trivet, pan, ceramic pot, spoon, jug, boy, cat, pancake, food, bench, fire tongs, pipe, meat, lantern, oil lamp, cabinet, basket, bottle, knife, bag

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