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Tagged With: hair

School for Girls by Philip Mercier

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Jon Townsend

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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Jailer and Convict by Franz Feyerabend 1790

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Kevin Carter

Franz Feyerabend (1755-1800) from the Swiss National Library, Prints and Drawings Department Detail: Gentleman, walking stick, shoes, man’s coat, neck stock, tricorn hat, broom, hair, ladies shoes, jailer, convict

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Boy with Flute – Ulrika Pasch

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Ulrika Pasch (1735–1796) Detail: music, lute, flute, shirt, waistcoat, hair, ribbon

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Death of Captain James Cook – George Carter 1783

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Kevin Carter

George Carter (1737–1794) It’s getting pretty naval around here…   I am not including the native side in my detail as I have no idea how correct this artist maybe on that aspect. Detail: sailor clothing, marines, boats, muskets, slops, striped trousers, handkerchief, sword, hair, hats, muskets, sailor

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Self Portrait – Mengs 1744

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Anton Raphael Mengs  1728 – 1779 Detail:  hair, shirt, coat, cloth buttons

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Boy Playing Cards – Chardin about 1740

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Jean Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) Detail: game table, drawer, cards, coins, sleeved waistcoat, apron, shirt, boy, hair, ribbon

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A New Way to Pay the National Debt – Gillray 1796

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Kevin Carter

James Gillray  1756 – 1815 It’s a left over from wheelbarrow week.  It is caricature, so you have to take that into consideration but still very interesting.   Special note – watch for that sailor hat again.  it is probably a worn out tricorn hat with the brim cut off almost entirely, it shows up frequently … Continue reading »

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London Cries, A Man Swaggering – Sandby

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Paul Sandby, 1731-1809, from Yale Center for British Art It looks like another one of those guys wearing his socks over the breeches. Detail: shoes, socks, breeches, coat, waistcoat, sword, stick, hair, tricorn

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