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Tagged With: paintings

The Dexterous Trimmer by R. Houston 1751

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Jon Townsend

R. Houston  –  From the Library of Congress Cartoons are great fun and this one is nice for study in that it is not too exaggerated at least in the visual features. Detail: curtain, window, mirror, paneled walls, paintings, shelf, bottle, bowl, table, razor, chair, gentleman, barbers bowl, sailor, short jacket, sailors trousers, money bag, … Continue reading »

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A Ball by Johan Franz Hörmannsperger 1736

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Kevin Carter

Johan Franz Hörmannsperger  ( 1710 – ? ) Detail: ballroom, food, drinks, dancing, musician, waiter, portraits, paintings, ladies dress, pitcher, clocked stockings, music, musical instruments, door, chair, hinges, fan, jewelry, bread, waiter’s apron

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British Gentlemen at Sir Horace Mann’s Home in Florence – Thomas Patch ~ 1765

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Thomas Patch (1725-1782)  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Detail: boy , men , interior , food , tile , servant , fireplace , relief , dining room , dining table , chandeliers , candles , curtain , plates, dining chairs , fireworks , urn , wine coolers , bust , … Continue reading »

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The Doctor’s Visit – Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh 1760

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh  ( 1729  -1781 ) Detail: doctor, medicine, chair, table, brazier, foot warmer, cat,  spoon, medicine bottle, paintings, boy, bow, arrow, tricorn hat, maid, door, tea set

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