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John L. Severance

This catalog gathers 52 public-domain works bequeathed to the museum by John L. Severance. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Saint Catherine Saint Catherine Master of the Holy Blood · 1520
  2. Portrait of a Monk Portrait of a Monk Gerard David · 1504
  3. The Annunciation The Annunciation Aelbrecht Bouts · 1480
  4. Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara (pair) Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara (pair) Master of the Holy Blood · 1520
  5. Portrait of Mary Anne Jolliffe Portrait of Mary Anne Jolliffe Gainsborough Dupont · 1788
  6. Portrait of the Marquise d'Aguirandes Portrait of the Marquise d'Aguirandes François-Hubert Drouais · 1759
  7. Travelers in Hilly Countryside Travelers in Hilly Countryside Aelbert Cuyp · 1650
  8. The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834 The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834 Joseph Mallord William Turner · 1835
  9. Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1515
  10. Tarquinius Priscus Entering Rome Tarquinius Priscus Entering Rome Jacopo da Sellaio · 1470
  11. A Young Man with a Chain A Young Man with a Chain Rembrandt van Rijn · 1629
  12. Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke Joshua Reynolds · 1761
  13. Portrait of a Woman as Diana Portrait of a Woman as Diana Jean-Marc Nattier · 1752
  14. Saint Barbara Saint Barbara Master of the Holy Blood · 1520
  15. A Cottage in the Woods A Cottage in the Woods Meindert Hobbema · 1662
  16. Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy Thomas Lawrence · 1801
  17. Thames Fishermen (First Plate) Thames Fishermen (First Plate) Francis Seymour Haden · 1859
  18. Reims Cathedral Reims Cathedral Auguste Louis Lepère · 1911
  19. Shipping at Liverpool Shipping at Liverpool James McNeill Whistler · 1867
  20. Mona Mona Anders Zorn · 1911
  21. Jan Cornelis Sylvius, Preacher Jan Cornelis Sylvius, Preacher Rembrandt van Rijn · 1646
  22. The Cowherd The Cowherd Claude Lorrain · 1636
  23. Pompone II de Bellière Pompone II de Bellière Robert Nanteuil · 1657
  24. Nocturne: Palaces Nocturne: Palaces James McNeill Whistler · 1880
  25. Etienne Jehannot de Bartillat Etienne Jehannot de Bartillat Robert Nanteuil · 1666
  26. Rye, from Camber Rye, from Camber Muirhead Bone · 1907
  27. Doge's Palace Doge's Palace David Young Cameron · 1902
  28. The Traghetto The Traghetto James McNeill Whistler · 1880
  29. Emperor Maximilian I Emperor Maximilian I Lucas van Leyden · 1520
  30. Miss Rosamond Croker Miss Rosamond Croker Samuel Cousins · 1828
  31. Lady Bampfylde Lady Bampfylde 1743 (?)-1781) Thomas Watson (British · 1779
  32. The Hundred Guilder Print The Hundred Guilder Print Rembrandt van Rijn · 1649
  33. The Countess of Oxford The Countess of Oxford Samuel William Reynolds · 1799
  34. Miss Anne Bingham Miss Anne Bingham Francesco Bartolozzi · 1786
  35. The Kitchen The Kitchen James McNeill Whistler · 1858
  36. Etchings of Paris: The Apse of the Cathedral of Notre Dame Etchings of Paris: The Apse of the Cathedral of Notre Dame Charles Meryon · 1854
  37. Mrs. Matthew Ellis Mrs. Matthew Ellis William Dickinson · 1780
  38. Canal at Pont Sainte-Maxence Canal at Pont Sainte-Maxence Maxime Lalanne · 1878
  39. Thomas Haaringh Thomas Haaringh Rembrandt van Rijn · 1655
  40. The Affectionate Brothers (The Lamb Children) The Affectionate Brothers (The Lamb Children) Francesco Bartolozzi · 1791
  41. The Balcony The Balcony James McNeill Whistler · 1880
  42. Etchings of Paris: The Gallery of Notre Dame Etchings of Paris: The Gallery of Notre Dame Charles Meryon · 1853
  43. Countess Spencer Countess Spencer Francesco Bartolozzi · 1787
  44. Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam James McNeill Whistler · 1889
  45. Lady Smith and Her Children Lady Smith and Her Children Francesco Bartolozzi · 1789
  46. Jane, Countess of Harrington and Her Children Jane, Countess of Harrington and Her Children Francesco Bartolozzi · 1789
  47. Dorothy Jordan Dorothy Jordan John Jones · 1791
  48. The Ballantrae Road, Ayrshire, Scotland The Ballantrae Road, Ayrshire, Scotland Muirhead Bone · 1924
  49. Etchings of Paris: The Exchange Bridge Etchings of Paris: The Exchange Bridge Charles Meryon · 1854
  50. The Nativity The Nativity Albrecht Dürer · 1504
  51. Cardinal Richelieu Cardinal Richelieu Robert Nanteuil · 1657
  52. The Beggars The Beggars James McNeill Whistler · 1880

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Bequest of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.

Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.