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

Portrait of a Couple

Unrecorded maker

c. 1580–88 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Plate with a Portrait of a Gentleman by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Plate with a Portrait of a Gentleman

Unrecorded maker

c. 1525–30 · Ceramic, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

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Plate with a Portrait of a Gentleman by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Plate with a Portrait of a Gentleman

Unrecorded maker

c. 1500–1510 · Ceramic, red earthenware, incised slipware

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Portrait of a Man by Nicholas Freese, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man

Nicholas Freese (d. 1824)

c. 1795–1800 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with glazed hair reverse and opalescent glass over pressed foil and cut gold (or cut paper)

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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)

1789 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a gold and seed pearl frame

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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 Mr. Gambier by John I Smart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Mr. Gambier

John I Smart (d. 1811)

c. 1776 · Portrait Miniature, graphite and wash on laid paper

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Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers by Thomas Gainsborough, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers

Thomas Gainsborough (d. 1788)

1769 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Portrait of Samuel Butler by Bernard Lens, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Samuel Butler

Bernard Lens (d. 1740)

c. 1715–20 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a period metal frame

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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

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Portrait of Mr. Shippard by John I Smart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Mr. Shippard

John I Smart (d. 1811)

c. 1776 · Portrait Miniature, graphite and wash on laid paper

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Portrait of an Officer by John I Smart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of an Officer

John I Smart (d. 1811)

c. 1794 · Portrait Miniature, watercolor on ivory in a contemporary gold frame with plain back

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