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

Museums publish two different things about the same artwork: whether the work is in copyright, and whether their picture of it is. OpenPlate reads both, does the arithmetic on the published term, and shows you the sentence behind every point of the score.

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  • The Metlive

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

  • Clevelandlive

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

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Results for "Proofs"12 records

Institutions answered newest-first by record, interleaved

Proofs by John Leech, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Proofs

John Leech (d. 1864)

before 1864 · Illustrations: wood engraving

Cleared · Public Domain

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The MetSimilar

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.

History of Quadrupeds: Proofs

Thomas Bewick (d. 1828)

[1790] · Illustrations: wood engraving

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

Designs and proofs for "The Economy of Human Life"

Frank Howard (d. 1866)

1834 · Engraving on chine collé; pen and ink, brush and wash and watercolor

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

Illustrations of the Pilgrims of the Rhine [Proofs]

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (d. 1873)

1834 · Illustrations: etching

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

63 sheets printed with banknote proofs and design elements

Asher Brown Durand (d. 1886)

1824–37 · Engraving and etching printed mainly in black ink with a few examples in green, brown and blue ink; proofs

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

Scrapbook of proofs of wood engravings

Francis Blackwell Mayer (d. 1899)

1842

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

Proofs for Don Quichotte (Don Quixote)

Gustave Doré (d. 1883)

ca. 1863 · Wood engraving

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

Set of 40 Proofs

George Hewitt Cushman (d. 1876)

mid 19th century · Engravings

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

Scrap-book containing 169 India paper proofs

Joseph Swain (d. 1909)

1844–83 · Wood engraving

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

Proofs of Wood Engravings

Sir John Everett Millais (d. 1896)

1850–96 · Illustrations: wood engraving

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

A Catalogue of Collier's Artist Proofs

P. F. Collier & Son (d. 1930)

early 20th century · Illustrations: photomechanical process

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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.

White Line Square series proofs

Josef Albers (d. 1976)

1966 · Lithograph

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

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