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Still life with Ebony Chest – Pereda 1652

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 30 2012

  Antonio de Pereda  1611 – 1678 Would you like a snack? Detail: chest, keys,  cups, ...
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The Fat Kitchen – Steen 1668

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 27 2012

Jan Steen  1626 – 1679 Detail:  hearth, fireplace, dripping pan, gridiron, meat, cook...
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The Gossips – Scott before 1772

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 26 2012

Samuel Scott  1702-1772   from Yale Center for British Art Detail: basket, hats, shoes...
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An Encampment in St. James Park – Sandby 1780

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 25 2012

Paul Sandby, 1731-1809  from Yale Center for British Art Are you getting ready for ev...
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Still Life – Hoogstraten 1666

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 24 2012

Samuel van Hoogstraten   1627 – 1678 The realism of this type of painting is just stu...
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London Cries, A Man Swaggering – Sandby

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 23 2012

Paul Sandby, 1731-1809, from Yale Center for British Art It looks like another one of...
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The Encampment on Blackheath MDCCLXXX – Sandby 1783

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 20 2012

Paul Sandby  1731 –  1809 Day 5 of wheelbarrow week and this one is a Duesy.  Click o...
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Market Scene – Aertsen 1550

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 19 2012

Pieter Aertsen  1508 – 1575 Day 4 of wheelbarrow week.   This picture is just fabulou...
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The Interior of The Nieuwe Kerk – van Vliet 1665

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 18 2012

Hendrick van Vliet  1611-1675 Day 3 of Wheelbarrow Week. Detail: church, tile floor, ...
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Market Scene with a Quack – Victors 1650

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 17 2012

Jan Victors 1620 – 1676 Day 2 of Wheelbarrow Week. Detail:  wheelbarrow, quack, chair...
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The Pandreitje in Bruges – Garemijn 1778

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 16 2012

Jan Antoon Garemijn 1712 – 1799 It is Wheelbarrow week here on Sifting-The-Past and t...
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The Rustic Lover – Wheatley 1786

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 13 2012

Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801    from  Yale Center for British Art Detail: shoes, buckl...
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The Shoemaker – Aert Schouman 1735

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 12 2012

Aert Schouman  1710 – 1792 I find it interesting that the shoemaker has no hat, maybe...
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The Reapers – James Ward 1800

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 11 2012

James Ward, 1769-1859   from the Yale Center for British Art Detail: horse, tack, dog...
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The Party Cook – Fragonard 1775

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 10 2012

Jean-Honor Fragonard 1732 – 1806 A beautiful French chalk drawing and a plate from Di...
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Market Day, Roseau, Dominica – Brunias 1780

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 09 2012

Agostino Brunias, 1728-1796 Let’s skip over to the West Indies. Detail:  market, stal...
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The Family of the Stone Grinder – Terborch 1655

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 07 2012

Gerard Terborch 1617 – 1681 The giant grinding wheel set in the ground is very intrig...
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l’ accordee de Village – Greuze 1761

Jonathan Townsend

Posted on April 06 2012

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) Looks like someone has a problem,  but the bird seem...
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