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

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

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Results for "The Ball"12 records

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The Ball by Master MZ, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ball

Master MZ (d. 1525)

1500 · Engraving

Cleared · Public Domain

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Ballgame Hip Protector (Yoke) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ballgame Hip Protector (Yoke)

Unrecorded maker

600–900 · Sculpture, greenstone, pigment

Cleared · CC0

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The Ball by Abraham Bosse, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ball

Abraham Bosse (d. 1676)

ca. 1634 · Etching and engraving; second state of two

Cleared · Public Domain

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Krishna's Butter Ball, Mahabalipuram by Unidentified Photographer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Krishna's Butter Ball, Mahabalipuram

Unidentified Photographer

c. 1900s · Photograph, Gelatin silver print, toned, on collodion printing-out paper

Cleared · CC0

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The Ball by Abraham Bosse, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ball

Abraham Bosse (d. 1676)

ca. 1634 · Etching; first state of two

Cleared · Public Domain

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Vessel with Ballplayer by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Vessel with Ballplayer

Unrecorded maker

c. 600–1000 · Ceramic, earthenware, pigment

Cleared · CC0

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The Ball by Abraham Bosse, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ball

Abraham Bosse (d. 1676)

ca. 1634–35 · Etching; second state of two (Duplessis)

Cleared · Public Domain

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Ballgame Palma by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ballgame Palma

Unrecorded maker

c. 900–1100 · Sculpture, stone

Cleared · CC0

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The Ball Room by Thomas Rowlandson, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ball Room

Thomas Rowlandson (d. 1827)

1813 · Hand-colored etching and aquatint

Cleared · Public Domain

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At the Ball (recto) by Constantin Guys, The Cleveland Museum of Art

At the Ball (recto)

Constantin Guys (d. 1892)

19th century · Drawing, pen and black ink and brush and gray wash

Cleared · CC0

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After the Ball by Alfred Stevens, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

After the Ball

Alfred Stevens (d. 1906)

1874 · Oil on canvas

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Dream after the Ball by Hans Makart, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Dream after the Ball

Hans Makart (d. 1884)

1884 · Oil on canvas

Cleared · Public Domain

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