
Quillwork hatchment of Dering coat of arms
Mary Dering (d. 1779)
1731 · Paper, mica, pearls, wood, glass
Cleared · Public Domain
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258 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
295 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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Quillwork hatchment of Dering coat of arms
Mary Dering (d. 1779)
1731 · Paper, mica, pearls, wood, glass
Cleared · Public Domain
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Bookplate of Thomas Dering
Nathaniel Hurd (d. 1777)
1749 · Engraving
Cleared · Public Domain
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Mary Sylvester
Joseph Blackburn (d. 1815)
1754 · Oil on canvas
Cleared · Public Domain
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Thomas Dering
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1775 · Pastel on blue (now oxidized) laid paper, mounted on a wood strainer
Cleared · Public Domain
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List of pictures at the seat of T.B. Brydges Barret, Esq. : at Lee Priory, in the county of Kent
Sir Egerton Brydges, 1st Baronet (d. 1837)
1817
Cleared · Public Domain
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William Shakespeare
Charles William Sherborn (d. 1912)
1876 · Engraving; sixth state of nine
Cleared · Public Domain
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William Shakespeare
Charles William Sherborn (d. 1912)
1876 · Engraving; seventh state of nine
Cleared · Public Domain
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William Shakespeare
Charles William Sherborn (d. 1912)
1876 · Engraving; ninth state of nine
Cleared · Public Domain
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William Shakespeare
Charles William Sherborn (d. 1912)
1876 · Engraving; seventh state of nine
Cleared · Public Domain
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William Shakespeare
Charles William Sherborn (d. 1912)
1912 · Engraving; second state of nine
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Bookplate for Thomas White, Bookseller and Stationer
Anonymous, British, 18th century (d. 1800)
late 18th century · Engraving
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Liber Studiorum: Printed title page and List of Plates; also: Letter from E. G. Cundall of Thomas Agnew & Sons to Mr. Brocklebank (May 3, 1917); Bookplate of Ralph Brocklebank; and Leather binding label
John Sell Cotman (d. 1842)
1838–1917 · a-b: Letterpress; c: pen and ink; d: engraving printed in red ink; e: leather stamped with gold
In copyright
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