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“Taking Up the Net” by Thomas Eakins (1881) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Taking Up the Net

Thomas Eakins

Title	Taking Up the Net
Artist	Thomas Eakins
Date	1881 19th century
Medium	Watercolor on off-white wove paper
Origin	American American
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Fletcher Fund, 1925
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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