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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,...
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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...
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Boy Playing Cards – Chardin about 1740
Jean Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) Detail: game table, drawer, cards, coins, sleeved waistcoat, apron, shirt, boy, hair, ribbon
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Self Portrait – Mengs 1744
Anton Raphael Mengs 1728 – 1779 Detail: hair, shirt, coat, cloth buttons
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Death of Captain James Cook – George Carter 1783
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...
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Boy with Flute – Ulrika Pasch
Ulrika Pasch (1735–1796) Detail: music, lute, flute, shirt, waistcoat, hair, ribbon
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Jailer and Convict by Franz Feyerabend 1790
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,...
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School for Girls by Philip Mercier
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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