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Results for "[Unidentified Man]"11 records

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Portrait of a Man by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man

Unrecorded maker

c. 1480–1500 · Painting, oil on wood

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Portrait of a Man by Nathaniel Plimer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man

Nathaniel Plimer (d. 1822)

c. 1795 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a period gold and hair frame

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A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat by Rembrandt van Rijn, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat

Rembrandt van Rijn (d. 1669)

c. 1655–60 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Armor for Man and Horse with Völs-Colonna Arms by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Armor for Man and Horse with Völs-Colonna Arms

Unrecorded maker

c. 1575 · Arms and Armor, steel

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Portrait of a Man by John I Smart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man

John I Smart (d. 1811)

1786 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a gold frame

Cleared · CC0

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Portrait of a Man and Portrait of a Woman (pair) by Nathaniel Plimer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man and Portrait of a Woman (pair)

Nathaniel Plimer (d. 1822)

c. 1795 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a period gold and hair frame

Cleared · CC0

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Portrait of a Young Man by Dosso Dossi, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Young Man

Dosso Dossi (d. 1541)

c. 1530 · Painting, oil and gold on wood

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Stained Glass Panel with Male Donor by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Stained Glass Panel with Male Donor

Unrecorded maker

c. 1480 · Glass, pot metal, white glass with silver stain

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Stained Glass Panel with Female Donor by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Stained Glass Panel with Female Donor

Unrecorded maker

c. 1480 · Glass, pot metal, white glass with silver stain

Cleared · CC0

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Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1710 · Painting, Gum tempera and gold on paper

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Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (verso); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (verso); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1710 · Painting, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Cleared · CC0

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