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A painting can be out of copyright and thephotograph of it can still be protected.

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    208 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    310 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "Artist at Work"12 records

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In the Palace by Unidentified artist, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In the Palace

Unidentified artist

before 1140 · Handscroll; ink and touches of color on silk

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome by Léon Cogniet, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome

Léon Cogniet (d. 1880)

1817 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion by Unidentified artist, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion

Unidentified artist

16th century · Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Artist's Studio by Johann Georg Platzer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Artist's Studio

Johann Georg Platzer (d. 1761)

1740s–50s · Painting, oil on copper

Cleared · CC0

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Nine Dragons by Unidentified artist, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nine Dragons

Unidentified artist

17th century · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

Cleared · Public Domain

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George Washington at Princeton by Charles Willson Peale, The Cleveland Museum of Art

George Washington at Princeton

Charles Willson Peale (d. 1827)

c. 1779 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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Self-Portrait Etching at a Window by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Self-Portrait Etching at a Window

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (d. 1669)

1648 · Etching, drypoint, and burin; fourth of nine states

Cleared · Public Domain

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Portrait of a Woman by The Artist "V", The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Woman

The Artist "V"

c. 1775 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory on a gold locket

Cleared · CC0

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[Painter at Work in Studio] by Unknown, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Painter at Work in Studio]

Unknown

1850s · Salted paper print

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy) by Vincent van Gogh, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy)

Vincent van Gogh (d. 1890)

1889 · Painting, oil on fabric

Cleared · CC0

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At the Dressing Table by Unidentified artist, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

At the Dressing Table

Unidentified artist

19th century · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Cleared · Public Domain

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Monsieur Boileau at the Café by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Monsieur Boileau at the Café

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (d. 1901)

1893 · Drawing, oil and tempera with charcoal on millboard

Cleared · CC0

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