Saturday, December 31, 2016

10-Year-Old Nova Scotia Girl Learning about Proper Tea Ettiquite at Finishing School in Early America

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Anna Green Winslow (1759-1779) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the daughter of Joshua Winslow & his wife Anna Green. In 1770, at the ...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Gone Fishing - with the dog

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Philip Stretton (British artist, 1865–1919) Left in Charge
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Gone Fishing - in 1600s England

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Wenceslaus Hollar (European-born English artist, 1607-1677) Angling Wenceslaus Hollar (European-born English artist, 1607-1677) Ri...
Friday, December 23, 2016

Waterside with Canadian Paul Peel 1860-1892

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Paul Peel (Canadian-born artist, 1860-1892) The Young Botanist 1888-90 Paul Peel was a Canadian academic painter. Having won a medal a...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Waterside with Frenchman Édouard Manet 1832-1883

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Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832-1883) The Beach at Boulogne in 1868 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832-1883) On The Beach 18...
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Waterside with Frenchman Claude Monet 1840-1926

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Claude Monet (French artist, 1840-1926) Camille Monet on the Beach at Trouville 1870 Claude Monet (French artist, 1840-1926) River Sc...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

Waterside with Frenchman Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841-1919

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Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Children on the Seashore Guernsey 1883 Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) On the Beach, Figures unde...
Sunday, December 11, 2016

1749 September

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1749 September - John June (Print made by) D Voisin (Published by) London Most iconography of months evolved from Medieval & early ...
Monday, December 5, 2016

Parasols for Sun & Umbrellas for Rain - A few of unexpected parasol devotees...

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Winslow Homer (American artist, 1836–1910) Artists Sketching in the White Mountains John Singer Sargent (American expatriate artis...
Sunday, November 27, 2016

My favorite sheep posed for the camera

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Saturday, November 19, 2016

All about the Wine & Spirits - 1600s

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 1600s David Teniers the Younger (Flemish artist, 1610–1690) Vintner  1690 Studio of David Teniers the Younger (Flemish artist, 1610...
Thursday, November 17, 2016

1600s Spanish children trapped in the bodies & costumes of their elders

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 1550s Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588) Carlos, Prince of Asturias, also known as Don Carlos (1545-1568), was the e...