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Results for "Samuel Williams"12 records

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Tea on Shore by Thomas Rowlandson, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea on Shore

Thomas Rowlandson (d. 1827)

1785–94 · Hand-colored etching and aquatint

Cleared · Public Domain

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Samuel Williams by Washington Allston, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Samuel Williams

Washington Allston (d. 1843)

c. 1817 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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Thomas Williams, the Town Crier of New Bedford with Wife and Daughter by Samuel Metford, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Williams, the Town Crier of New Bedford with Wife and Daughter

Samuel Metford (d. 1896)

19th century · Cut paper with gold, white and red wash, and lithograph background

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Vine by Samuel Palmer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Vine

Samuel Palmer (d. 1881)

1852 · Print, etching

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.

A New and Correct Chart of the Coast of New England and New York, with Adjacent Parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, from Cape Sable to the Entrance of Hudsons or North River, by Captain Holland

Samuel Holland (d. 1791)

1794 · Etching and engraving

In copyright

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The Bellman by Samuel Palmer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Bellman

Samuel Palmer (d. 1881)

1879 · Print, etching

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.

Architectural Icons, Translated by Dr. B.

George Cruikshank (d. 1878)

1833 · Wood engraving

In copyright

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The Skylark by Samuel Palmer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Skylark

Samuel Palmer (d. 1881)

1850 · Print, etching

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.

Cui Bono? by Lord B.

George Cruikshank (d. 1878)

1833 · Wood engraving

In copyright

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The Skylark by Samuel Palmer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Skylark

Samuel Palmer (d. 1881)

c. 1850 · Drawing, pen and ink over graphite with white heightening

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.

Drury's Dirge, by Laura Matilda

George Cruikshank (d. 1878)

1833 · Wood engraving

In copyright

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Changing Horses by Samuel Williams Fores, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Changing Horses

Samuel Williams Fores (d. 1838)

1776–1838 · Print, engraving

Cleared · CC0

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