Public-domain CG-W
200 public-domain plates · 18th century to 20th century · 5000 attributed
200 public-domain works catalogued under CG-W spanning the 18th century to 20th century, released under CC0 or an equivalent public-domain flag and free to reuse. Of these, 5000 carry a named artist or maker.
Artists & makers in this set
Subjects covered
Museum sources
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Das Weihnachtsfest
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Reflection
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Vorsatz (back endpapers) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Titelvignette (title vignette) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Liegender Rückenakt (Reclining Nude) (tailpiece, table of contents) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Nachtwort (Night Word) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Hymne (Hymn) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Messe (The Mass) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Pilatus (Pilate) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Der Garten (The Garden) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Judas (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Hora Mortis (Hour of Death) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Tänzerin in der Gemme (The Dancer in the Cameo) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Vögel (The Birds) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Nebelstädte (The Misty Cities) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Meine Seele (My Soul) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Das Infernalische Abendmahl (The Infernal Last Supper) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Tauben II (The Deaf II) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Simson (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Allerseelen (All Soul's Day) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Höfe Luden Uns Ein... (The Yards Invited Us...) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Neuen Häuser (The New Houses) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Nacht III (Night III) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Der Winter (The Winter) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Blinden Frauen (The Blind Women) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Der Sterbende Faun (The Dying Faun) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Kata (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Fröhlichkeit (Joyfulness) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Halber Schlaf (Half Sleep) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Stadt (The City) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Nacht (The Night) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Verfluchung der Städte V (Curse Against the Cities V) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Irren IV (The Mad IV) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Irren III (The Mad III) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Irren II (The Mad II) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Irren I (The Mad I) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Stadt der Qual (The City of Agony) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Städte (The Cities) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Schlösser (The Castles) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Meerstädte (The Sea Cities) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Mit den Fahrenden Schiffen (With Travelling Ships) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Spitzköpfig kommt er... (With a Pointed Head He Rises...) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Mond (Moon) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Alle Landschaften Haben II (All Landscapes Have II) (plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Alle Landschaften Haben I (All Landscapes Have I) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Der Garten der Irren (The Garden of the Mad) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Seefahrer (The Seafarer) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Morgue (The Morgue) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Der Krieg (The War) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Umbra Vitae (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Titelblatt (title page) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Vorsatz (front endpapers) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Bucheinband (cover) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Die Kalinkin-Brücke, bei der es nachts spukt (The Kalinkin Bridge Which is Haunted at Night) (plate 12) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Akaki wird zu Grabe getragen (Akaki Is Carried to the Grave) (plate 11) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Akaki im Sarg aus Fichtenholz (Akaki in a Coffin of Spruce) (plate 10) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Akaki in Fieberphantasien (Akaki in a Fever Delirium) (plate 9) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Zwei gespenstische Hände greifen nach etwas (Two Ghostly Hands Grasp for Something) (plate 8) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Akaki hat in einer Auslage das Bild einer hübschen Frau gesehen (Akaki Saw a Picture of a Pretty Woman in a Display) (plate 7) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Akaki trägt den Mantel das erstemal auf der Straße (Akaki Wears the Coat on the Street for the First Time) (plate 6) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Akaki läßt sich einen neuen Mantel anmessen (Akaki Gets Fit for a New Coat) (plate 5) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Akaki geht ratlos auf der Straße (Akaki Walks Helplessly on the Street) (plate 4) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Akaki zeigt dem Schneider die auszubessernden Stellen (Akaki Shows the Tailor the Areas to be Mended) (plate 3) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Der Titularrat Akaki Akaki-jewitsch (The Titular Council Akaki Akakiyevich) (plate 2) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Der Morgenweg zum Amt (The Morning Route to the Agency) (plate 1) from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Title page from Der Mantel (The Coat)
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Headpiece from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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plate 4 in Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)
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plate 3 in Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)
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plate 2 in Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)
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plate 1 in Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)
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title page for Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)
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Vorsatz (back endpapers) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Akt vor Landschaft (Nude in the Landscape) (headpiece, page 63) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Hymne (Hymn) (headpiece, page 62) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Messe (The Mass) (headpiece, page 61) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Judas (headpiece, page 59) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Der Garten (The Garden) (headpiece, page 58) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Pilatus (Pilate) (headpiece, page 57) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Hora Mortis (Hour of Death) (headpiece, page 56) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Tänzerin in der Gemme (The Dancer in the Cameo) (headpiece, page 55) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Meine Seele (My Soul) (headpiece, page 52) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Das Infernalische Abendmahl (The Infernal Last Supper) (headpiece, page 48) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Tauben II (The Deaf II) (headpiece, page 46) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Vögel (The Birds) (headpiece, page 45) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Allerseelen (All Soul's Day) (headpiece, page 44) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Nebelstädte (The Misty Cities) (headpiece, page 43) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Höfe Luden Uns Ein... (The Yards Invited Us...) (headpiece, page 42) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Simson (headpiece, page 41) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Neuen Häuser (The New Houses) (headpiece, page 40) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Nacht III (Night III) (headpiece, page 39) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Blinden Frauen (The Blind Women) (headpiece, page 38) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Der Winter (The Winter) (headpiece, page 37) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Halber Schlaf (Half Sleep) (headpiece, page 36) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Der Sterbende Faun (The Dying Faun) (headpiece, page 35) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Nacht (The Night) (headpiece, page 34) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Fröhlichkeit (Joyfulness) (headpiece, page 33) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Stadt (The City) (headpiece, page 32) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Kata (headpiece, page 31) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Verfluchung der Städte V) (headpiece, page 30) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Irren III (The Mad III) (tailpiece, page 29) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Liegende (Die Irren III) (Reclining Figure [The Mad III]) (headpiece, page 27) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Irren II (The Mad II) (headpiece, page 26) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Irren I (The Mad I) (headpiece, page 24) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Stadt der Qual (The City of Agony) (headpiece, page 22) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Schlösser (The Castles) (headpiece, page 21) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Meerstädte (The Sea Cities) (headpiece, page 20) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Städte (The Cities) (headpiece, page 19) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Mond (Moon) (headpiece, page 17) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Mit den Dahrenden Schiffen (With Travelling Ships) (headpiece, page 15) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Alle Landschaften Haben (All Landscapes Have) (plate, page 14) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Spitzköpfig Kommt Er... (With a Pointed Head He Rises) (headpiece, page 13) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Der Garten der Irren (The Garden of the Mad) (headpiece, page 12) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Seefahrer (The Seafarer) (headpiece, page 10) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Die Morgue (The Morgue) (headpiece, page 5) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Der Krieg (The War) (headpiece, page 3) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Umbra Vitae (headpiece, page 1) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
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Liegender Rückenakt (Reclining Nude) (tailpiece, table of contents) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Titelvignette (Title vignette) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Titelblatt (title page) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Vorsatz (front endpapers) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Bucheinband (cover) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
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Back cover from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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Plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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Ornament from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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Title page from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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Front cover from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
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Spirit Creek; Near Augusta, Georgia
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Oyster Cove
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View of the Spot Where General Ross Fell, Near Baltimore
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Title Page for the series "Picturesque Views of American Scenery"
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The Great Anxiety (Self-Portrait in Three-Quarter Profile to the Right) (Die große Angst [Selbstportrat, Kopf im Halbprofil nach rechts])
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[Coverlet - section]
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[Coverlet - section]
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Walpurgisnacht (Walpurgis Night)
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Faust and the Ditchdigging Workers
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Peter with a Gunshot Wound in His Forehead
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Marsh Creek
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A Drover with Sheep, a Church Beyond
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The Village Pond at Bishopstoke
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The Pier, Harwich
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Old Billingsgate, London
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Study for "Rachel Came with Her Father's Sheep" (recto); The Death of Rachel (verso)
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Crying Girl
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Coastal Seascape
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Map of the Operations of the American Military in the Valley of Mexico
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General Scott's Entrance into Mexico
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Storming of Chapultepec—Quitman's Attack
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Storming of Chapultepec—Pillow's Attack
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Molino del Ray—Attack upon the Casa Mata
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Molino del Rey—Attack upon the Molino
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Battle at Churubusco
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Assault at Contreras
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Battle of Cerro Gordo
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Bombardment of Vera Cruz
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Battle of Buena Vista
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Capture of Monterey
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Battle of Palo Alto
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Graphic Scenes of the Japan Expedition
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Landscape with House
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View of Ticonderoga from Lake Champlain
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Esperanza, Small Building
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Esperanza, Church
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Madonna della seggiola
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Esperanza, Courthouse
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Esperanza, Market
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Trade Card of Pierre Mourgeon
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Esperanza, City Tavern
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Saint-Mémin Collection, Group 57
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Luther Martin
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James Campbell
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Joseph Carrington Cabell
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Unidentified Man
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Unidentified Female Silhouette
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Unidentified Female Silhouette
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Unidentified Female Silhouette
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Unidentified Male Silhouette
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Unidentified Female Silhouette
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Saint-Mémin Collection, Group 56
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Florimond Masson
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François Désiré Masson
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Unidentified Man
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Unidentified Man
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Unidentified Man
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Joseph Clinton
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Benjamin Harrison VII
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