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

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

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Results for "Sheep"12 records

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Nine Sheep by Wenceslaus Hollar, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nine Sheep

Wenceslaus Hollar (d. 1677)

1646 · Etching; only state

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Good Shepherd by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Good Shepherd

Unrecorded maker

280–90 CE · Sculpture, marble

Cleared · CC0

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Sheep by Ralph Wood the Younger, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sheep

Ralph Wood the Younger (d. 1795)

ca. 1770–80 · Lead-glazed earthenware

Cleared · Public Domain

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A royal ram with a gold chain by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A royal ram with a gold chain

Unrecorded maker

c. 1585; border added probably 1700s · Painting, Gum tempera and gold on paper

Cleared · CC0

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Seated sheep by Nicola Vassalo, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seated sheep

Nicola Vassalo (d. 1825)

second half 18th century · Polychromed terracotta body, wooden ears

Cleared · Public Domain

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Two Shepherdesses Resting with Two Sheep by Auguste Giraudon's Artist, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Two Shepherdesses Resting with Two Sheep

Auguste Giraudon's Artist

late 1870s · Photograph, albumen print from wet collodion negative

Cleared · CC0

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Seated sheep by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seated sheep

Unrecorded maker

second half 18th century · Polychromed terracotta body and wooden ears

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Sheep of His Pasture by Edward Calvert, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Sheep of His Pasture

Edward Calvert (d. 1883)

1828 · Print, wood engraving

Cleared · CC0

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Standing sheep by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Standing sheep

Unrecorded maker

second half 18th century · Polychromed terracotta body, wooden legs, metal ears

Cleared · Public Domain

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Sheep by Rosa Bonheur, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sheep

Rosa Bonheur (d. 1899)

1861 · Drawing, brush and brown wash over graphite, heightened with lead white (partially oxidized to pink)

Cleared · CC0

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Sheep by Samuel Howitt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sheep

Samuel Howitt (d. 1823)

1801 · Etching

Cleared · Public Domain

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Figure from a Crèche: Group of Four Sheep by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Figure from a Crèche: Group of Four Sheep

Unrecorded maker

1780–1830 · Sculpture, painted terracotta

Cleared · CC0

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