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Portrait of a Man, Possibly Sir Soulden Lawrence by John I Smart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Sir Soulden Lawrence

John I Smart (d. 1811)

1770 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in an amalgam frame

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Portrait of Constantine Phipps by John I Smart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Constantine Phipps

John I Smart (d. 1811)

1770 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a later gold and woven hair bracelet

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Portrait of Priest Dazhi (1048–1116), Master of Law by Liu Tao, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Priest Dazhi (1048–1116), Master of Law

Liu Tao

1100s · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk

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Portrait of William Michael Rossetti by Christina Georgina Rossetti, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of William Michael Rossetti

Christina Georgina Rossetti (d. 1894)

c. 1853 · Drawing, graphite

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Portrait of the Actor Pierre Bocage and Friend by Jean-Baptiste Émile, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of the Actor Pierre Bocage and Friend

Jean-Baptiste Émile (d. 1884)

c. 1860 · Photograph, albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Untitled (seated portrait of two men, one with a book, the other reading a magazine) by A.H. Fell, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled (seated portrait of two men, one with a book, the other reading a magazine)

A.H. Fell

1880s-1890s · Photograph, albumen print, cabinet card

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Walking Stick of Moses Seymour by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Walking Stick of Moses Seymour

Unrecorded maker

1774 · Miscellaneous, wood and metal

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Paintings after Ancient Masters by Chen Hongshou, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Paintings after Ancient Masters

Chen Hongshou (d. 1652)

1598–1652 · Painting, Double album with twenty-two leaves; ink or ink and color on silk

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Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 1 by Chen Hongshou, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 1

Chen Hongshou (d. 1652)

1598–1652 · Painting, Album with eleven leaves; ink or ink and color on silk

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Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 2 by Chen Hongshou, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 2

Chen Hongshou (d. 1652)

1598–1652 · Painting, Album with eleven leaves; ink or ink and color on silk

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