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Return from the Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Return from the Horse Fair

Rosa Bonheur (d. 1899)

1873 · Drawing, watercolor and gouache over graphite

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The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt by Claude Simpol, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt

Claude Simpol (d. 1711)

c. 1695–1700 · Drawing, pen and black ink, gray opaque watercolor and white heightening on prepared yellow paper

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Return from Russia by Théodore Géricault, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Return from Russia

Théodore Géricault (d. 1824)

c. 1818 · Print, lithograph printed in black and ochre with watercolor added by hand

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The Brierwood Pipe by Winslow Homer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Brierwood Pipe

Winslow Homer (d. 1910)

1864 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Portrait of Dora Wheeler by William Merritt Chase, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Dora Wheeler

William Merritt Chase (d. 1916)

1882–83 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Frieze of Dancers by Edgar Degas, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Frieze of Dancers

Edgar Degas (d. 1917)

c. 1895 · Painting, oil on fabric

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Artists Returning from the Salon by Félix Hilaire Buhot, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Artists Returning from the Salon

Félix Hilaire Buhot (d. 1898)

1877 · Print, etching, aquatint, and drypoint

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Scenes of Witchcraft: Day by Salvator Rosa, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Scenes of Witchcraft: Day

Salvator Rosa (d. 1673)

c. 1645–49 · Painting, oil on canvas

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The Arch of Titus and the Coliseum, Rome by Thomas Hartley Cromek, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Arch of Titus and the Coliseum, Rome

Thomas Hartley Cromek (d. 1873)

1846 · Drawing, watercolor with black ink and graphite underdrawing

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A Prunus in the Moonlight by Wang Mian, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Prunus in the Moonlight

Wang Mian (d. 1359)

1300s · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink on silk

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