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Leo Weidenthal

This catalog gathers 15 public-domain works given to the museum by Leo Weidenthal. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Sketch for "The Wolf Turned Shepherd" (recto) Sketch of Hunting Scene (verso) Sketch for "The Wolf Turned Shepherd" (recto) Sketch of Hunting Scene (verso) Gustave Doré · 1868
  2. Sketch of Hunting Scene (verso) Sketch of Hunting Scene (verso) Gustave Doré · 1868
  3. Sketch for "The Wolf Turned Shepherd" (recto) Sketch for "The Wolf Turned Shepherd" (recto) Gustave Doré · 1868
  4. Charter Oak! Charter Oak Ancient and Fair! Charter Oak! Charter Oak Ancient and Fair! Nathaniel Currier · 1860
  5. The Maltese Girls Song The Maltese Girls Song 1804
  6. Alexander Jonston in the character of Gibby in "The Wonder" Alexander Jonston in the character of Gibby in "The Wonder" Joseph I Saunders · 1774
  7. Three Bells Polka Three Bells Polka 1854
  8. Mr. Edwin in the Character of Lingo Mr. Edwin in the Character of Lingo Charles Howard Hodges · 1784
  9. Clara Novello Clara Novello William Humphreys · 1852
  10. François Joseph Talma François Joseph Talma François Girard · 1829
  11. Annie Lawrie - Sheet Music Cover Annie Lawrie - Sheet Music Cover Winslow Homer · 1855
  12. Kitty Clyde Kitty Clyde 1854
  13. Meet Me, My Dearest! Meet Me, My Dearest! 1804
  14. Portrait of Albina Maray Portrait of Albina Maray Eduard Kaiser · 1851
  15. Break, Break, Break! Break, Break, Break! 1804

On provenance & the public domain

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