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  • The Metlive

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

  • Clevelandlive

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

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Results for "Pencil"12 records

Institutions answered newest-first by record, interleaved

Cosmetic pencil by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cosmetic pencil

Unrecorded maker

ca. 6th–8th century CE · Bronze

Cleared · Public Domain

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Pencil by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Pencil

Unrecorded maker

c. 1770 · Miscellaneous, gilt metal

Cleared · CC0

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The Pencil of Nature by William Henry Fox Talbot, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Pencil of Nature

William Henry Fox Talbot (d. 1877)

1844–46 · Salted paper prints from paper negatives

Cleared · Public Domain

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Bust of a Woman, Seen from Behind by Adolph von Menzel, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bust of a Woman, Seen from Behind

Adolph von Menzel (d. 1905)

1893 · Drawing, graphite (carpenter's pencil), with stumping

Cleared · CC0

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Mechanical pencil by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mechanical pencil

Unrecorded maker

1874–75 · Silver

Cleared · Public Domain

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View of Florence by Thomas Cole, The Cleveland Museum of Art

View of Florence

Thomas Cole (d. 1848)

1837 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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No 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.

Drum

Kamba people (in pencil)

mid 19th–late 19th century · Wood, skin

In copyright

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No 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.

Lead pencil

Jenner & Knewstub

late 19th century · Silver, lead

In copyright

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No 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.

Pencil Holder

Josef Hoffmann (d. 1956)

ca. 1910 · Wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, silver, suede

In copyright

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No 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.

(Pencil) Cup with Putti

Robert Lehman (d. 1969)

early 20th century · Brass

In copyright

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No 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.

The Arched Bridge (pencil drawing #1)

Ursula Fookes (d. 1991)

ca. 1930 · Graphite

In copyright

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No 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.

The Arched Bridge (pencil drawing #2)

Ursula Fookes (d. 1991)

ca. 1930 · Graphite

In copyright

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