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Tagged With: fishing pole

View of the Koepoort in Leiden by Paulus Constantijn La Fargue ~1770

Paulus Constantijn La Fargue (1729-1782) Detail: river, bridge, drawbridge, fishing, fishing pole, city gate, weathervane

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A Party of Gentlemen fishing from a Punt – Benjamin West 1794

Benjamin West (1738-1820)  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: wind , men , water , fishing , river , boat , fishing line, fishing pole, fish, float

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The Swaine Family – Arthur Devis 1749

Arthur Devis (1712-1787)  Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection What do you think that is open right by the boys foot?   And Kevin thinks he is reading Izaak Walton’s “The Compleat Angler”. Detail: children , boy , girl , men , women , water , reading , fishing , fence , fichu , … Continue reading »

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