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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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    6109 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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

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Results for "Sketch Book"12 records

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Diana (leaf in Italian Sketch Book, 1750–52) by Sir Joshua Reynolds, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Diana (leaf in Italian Sketch Book, 1750–52)

Sir Joshua Reynolds (d. 1792)

1750–52 · Graphite

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Parrot and the Cat (Sketch for "Good-Night" by Eleanor Gates) by Arthur Rackham, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Parrot and the Cat (Sketch for "Good-Night" by Eleanor Gates)

Arthur Rackham (d. 1939)

c. 1905 · Drawing, black ink wash with graphite on paper

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.

The Sketch Book

Washington Irving (d. 1859)

1848 · Illustrations: lithograph

In copyright

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Sketch for "The Thought of Death alone, the Fear Destroys" by William Blake, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketch for "The Thought of Death alone, the Fear Destroys"

William Blake (d. 1827)

c. 1795 · Drawing, graphite on paper

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.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

Washington Irving (d. 1859)

1848 · Illustrations: wood engraving

In copyright

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Sketch Book by Kawanabe Kyōsai, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketch Book

Kawanabe Kyōsai (d. 1889)

mid- to late 1800s · Bound Volume, Accordion-style book of 26 double-leaves; ink and color on paper

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.

My Own Sketch Book

John T. Bowen (d. 1856)

before 1856 · Illustrations: lithographs

In copyright

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Sketch for "The Wolf Turned Shepherd" (recto) by Gustave Doré, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketch for "The Wolf Turned Shepherd" (recto)

Gustave Doré (d. 1883)

c. 1868 · Drawing, graphite

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.

Old English Homes: a summer's sketch-book

Stephen Thompson

1876 · Woodburytypes

In copyright

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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

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.

Sketch Book of the Mechanics Fair

W. S. Butler and Co. (d. 1900)

1881

In copyright

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Portrait of a Woman by John I Smart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Woman

John I Smart (d. 1811)

c. 1772 · Portrait Miniature, graphite and wash on laid paper

Cleared · CC0

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