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Tagged With: tricorn

London Cries – A Muffin Man by Paul Sandby ~1759

Paul Sandby (1730-1809)  from the Yale Center for British Art He looks pretty grumpy to me – I don’t think I would by any muffins from this guy. Details: Shoes, buckles, stockings, breeches, coat, tricorn, food, basket, muffin, fence, house, window, tea party, street vendor

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The Patriotick Barber of New York by Phillip Dawe 1775

Philip Dawe (1745-1809) Detail: wigs, barber’s bowl, barber, razor, tricorn, comb, wig stand

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Disturbed Family Life in the Nursery – Johann Eleazar Zeissig

Johann Eleazar Zeissig ( 1737 – 1806 ) I think someone has been bad… Detail: bottle, jug, pitcher, bowl, basket, stool, whisk, baby, child, bread, glass, oven, scarf, tricorn

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Captain Edward Vernon – Hayman

Francis Hayman (1708–1776) Detail: shoes, buckles, waking stick, stockings, breeches buckles, breeches, sword, telescope, waistcoat, naval coat, tricorn, officers clothing, ruffled shirt, ship

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A Ship’s Boat – Scott

Samuel Scott, ca. 1702-1772  from the Yale Center for British Art Very interesting wash showing the variation in sailors clothing. Detail: sailors, boat, naval clothing, oars, rope, cloth caps, tricorn, officers

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Hob Selling Beer at the Wake – Laguerre 1725

John Laguerre, 1688-1746   from the Yale Center for British Art This painting depicts a scene from the opera Flora. Detail: gentleman, waiter, table, bench, apron, bottle, glass, clown, tent, game, child, basket, tricorn.

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A New Way to Pay the National Debt – Gillray 1796

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

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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Widow Costard’s cow and goods – Penny 1782

Edward Penny, 1714-1791  from Yale Center for British Art This is a beautiful scene with an interesting array of clothing to see.   Check out the difference in the clothing between the to gentlemen in the painting and notice the style of the clothing on the old lady. Detail: bellows, coal tongs,  skimmer, dipper, cooking pot, … Continue reading »

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