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Painting

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

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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

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A Weaver’s Workshop by Cornelis Gerritsz Decker

Cornelis Gerritsz Decker (1615-1678) Detail: broom, pump, bucket, carrots, cabinet, birdcage, bench, spinning wheel, bowl, loom, weaver, yarn swift, brush, window, candle box

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St. Petersport by Hermanus Petrus Schouten 1796

Hermanus Petrus Schouten (1747-1822) Detail: city street, street sellers, peddlers, wheel barrow, bucket, basket, baker, vegetables, workmen, shop, sailor, fishermen

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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

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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

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The Weaving Shop by Cornelis Gerritsz Decker 1659

Cornelis Gerritsz Decker (1615-1678) Detail:  bench, spinning wheel, broom, bottle, window, shelf, loom, washtub, weaver, birdcage, plate, barrel, chair, basket, cradle, brush, cabinet, sideboard, level, brass kettle, workmen, wall hanging, scutching knife, fulling tool, mop

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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

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Boy with a Basket by Giacomo Ceruti 1745

Giacomo Ceruti (1698–1767) Details: Boy, Barefoot, Basket, Eggs, Chickens, Breeches, Shirt, Cap

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James Peale painted by his brother Charles Peale, 1795

Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827) Detail: artist, painter, coat, buttons waistcoat, ruffled shirt, water glass, paint brush, painters set, easel, miniature painting

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