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Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Prescott

This catalog gathers 21 public-domain works given to the museum by Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Prescott. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Two Women Two Women 1804
  2. A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Helmsley A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Helmsley Samuel Prout · 1821
  3. Industry and Idleness: The Industrious Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian Industry and Idleness: The Industrious Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian William Hogarth · 1747
  4. Glaucus and Scylla Glaucus and Scylla Salvator Rosa · 1661
  5. A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Near Byland A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Near Byland Samuel Prout · 1821
  6. Vue de Chamboissy Vue de Chamboissy Godefroy Engelmann · 1820
  7. Jan Lievens Jan Lievens Lucas Emil Vorsterman · 1638
  8. A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Ayton A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Ayton Samuel Prout · 1821
  9. A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Near Ashbourn A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Near Ashbourn Samuel Prout · 1821
  10. A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Part of Kirkham Abbey A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Part of Kirkham Abbey Samuel Prout · 1821
  11. Vue d'Italie Vue d'Italie Godefroy Engelmann · 1820
  12. Industry and Idleness: The Fellow Prentices at their Looms Industry and Idleness: The Fellow Prentices at their Looms William Hogarth · 1747
  13. A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Peak Cavern A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Peak Cavern Samuel Prout · 1821
  14. A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Runswick A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Runswick Samuel Prout · 1821
  15. A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: At Crowland, Windmill A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: At Crowland, Windmill Samuel Prout · 1821
  16. Twelve Portraits: H. M. the Queen Twelve Portraits: H. M. the Queen William Nicholson · 1897
  17. The Enraged Musician The Enraged Musician William Hogarth · 1741
  18. A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: At York, Farmyard with Chickens A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: At York, Farmyard with Chickens Samuel Prout · 1821
  19. James MacNeill Whistler James MacNeill Whistler Mortimer Menpes · 1909
  20. A Sharpshooter on Picket Duty A Sharpshooter on Picket Duty Winslow Homer · 1864
  21. Willem Hondius Willem Hondius Willem Hondius · 1638

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Gift 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.