Sunday, February 23, 2014
Photos-1840s-1850s-Nearly Arcane Trades
One of the most enlightening inventions of the 19th century was photography. This inexpensive method of making portraits allowed us to see all levels of people in society, rather than just the wealthy who could afford to have paintings of their families.
Locksmith
Blacksmith
Furniture Maker
Surveyor
Coachman
Cooper
Stonemason
Watchmaker
Carpenters
Butcher
Blacksmith
Butcher
Chimneysweep
Miners
Peddlar
Railroad Designer
Scene Painter
Shoemaker
Sign Painter
Teamsters
Toleware Painter
Blacksmith
Butcher
Carpenter holding a mallet and chisel
Carriage Driver with buggy whip
Cook
Daguerreotypist
Fisherman
Indiana Survey Crew
Merchant marine sailor
Miner with pick and shovel
Mule Train Driver with his whip
Musician
Plasterers 1850
Scientist or Pharmacist
Shoe model maker
Watchmaker
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Portraits of women attributed to Giuliano Bugiardini (1475-1554)
Friday, February 7, 2014
Studies of Female Heads by French Academic Painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Study of a Blone Woman's Profile
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Study of a Young Woman's Head
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Study of the Head of a Blonde Woman
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Head of a Young Girl 1898
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) A Woman's Head
Monday, February 3, 2014
Children by Englishman Ford Madox Brown 1821–1893
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Millie Smith 1846
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) The Bromley Children 1843
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Emma Hill 1852
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Catherine Madox Brown 1852
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) English Boy 1860
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Elizabeth Clara Bromley
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) The Irish Girl 1860
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Mauvais Sujet 1863
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) William Tell's Son 1863
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) La Rose d'Infante Effie Stillman, 1876.
Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Madeline Scott 1883
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