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Girl with a Tray by Philip Mercier 1750

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 14 2016

Philip Mercier (1689-1760) Is it a coffee pot? Detail: Tray, flowered cup, coffee po...
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School for Girls by Philip Mercier

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 12 2016

Philip Mercier (circa 1689-1760) Detail: school, school master, neck cloth, book, ink,...
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The Peddler by Louis Joseph Watteau 1779

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 04 2016

Louis Joseph Watteau (1731-1789) Detail: farm house, laundry, well, well bucket, farme...
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The Fortune-Teller by Martin Drolling 1790s

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on February 18 2016

Martin Drolling (1752-1817) Detail: Barnyard, child, cards, soldier, well, bucket, wh...
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“Le Gout du Jour #2” or Battledore & Shuttlecock, published by Aaron Martinett, 1802

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on February 17 2016

  Detail: Empire Dress, table, chair, wide brim hat, basket, bottle, goblet, house, s...
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Fishmongers by Jean Baptiste Charpentier

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on August 18 2015

Jean Baptiste Charpentier (1728-1806) from Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires Detail: f...
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A Kitchen Maid by Hugues Taraval 1783

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on July 13 2015

Hugues Taraval (1729-1785) Details: maid, chair, foot warmer, scissors, pin cushion, s...
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Hornworking by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte 1771

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on January 09 2014

From Diderot’s Encyclopedia by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte Detail: workshop, workmen, horn...
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Portrait of Charles d’Aucourt de Saint-Just by Louis-Léopold Boilly 1800

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on October 08 2013

Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845) Detail: bridge, fascine knife, brush knife, boots, br...
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Threshing Grain from Diderot Encyclopedia 1762

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on September 19 2013

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail:  flail, basket, rake, shovel, sifter, screen, barn, chi...
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Metal Gilder – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 30 2013

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail: brush, scrubber, files, scrapers, bottle, knife, brazie...
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Processing Hemp or Linen Plate 1 – Diderot Encyclopedia 1762

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 28 2013

Diderot Encyclopedia Detail: farm, workshop, workmen, flax, hemp, flax brake, flax hac...
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Agricultural Labor Plate 1 from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1762

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 23 2013

Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: farm, field, farmers, workers, horses, plow, roller, ha...
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Landscape with Cows, Sheep and Shepherdess by Jean-Étienne Liotard 1761

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 15 2013

Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789) Detail: livestock, cow, sheep, distaff, shepherdess,...
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La Geste Napolitain by Jean Baptiste Greuze 1757

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 06 2013

Jean Baptiste Greuze (French 1725-1805) Detail: dog, children, basket, bowl, pedler, ...
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Fishing Plate 16 – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1771

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 03 2013

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail: fishing, nets, basket, fisherman, brazier, fire basket,...
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Vegetables for the Soup by Jean-Siméon Chardin ~1732

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on May 01 2013

Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699-1779) Detail: pitcher, food, vegetables, cooking spoon, smal...
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The Butcher from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 15 2013

Diderot and D’Alembert We have added some new knives to our product line and I thought...
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