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Defne Akın

Defne Akın writes for the Miniature Painting department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of miniature painting.

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The Dell — George Gardner Rockwood

The Dell

October 13, 2026Marie Ann — William Pierce

Marie Ann

October 13, 2026Quarterdeck of HMS “Impregnable” — Linnaeus Tripe

Quarterdeck of HMS “Impregnable”

October 13, 2026Théâtre Romain à Arles (Roman Theater in Arles) — Édouard-Denis Baldus

Théâtre Romain à Arles (Roman Theater in Arles)

October 13, 2026Views in the Navy Ordnance Yard, Washington, D.C., June — Mathew B. Brady

Views in the Navy Ordnance Yard, Washington, D.C., June

October 13, 2026Waymart, Del. & Hudson Canal Co. — Thomas H. Johnson

Waymart, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

October 13, 2026Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris: Sculpture Ornementale (The New Paris Opera: Ornamental Sculpture) — Louis-Émile Durandelle

Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris: Sculpture Ornementale (The New Paris Opera: Ornamental Sculpture)

October 13, 2026Gigantic Head Cut in the Solid Rock, Lately Discovered near Smyrna at the Entrance of a Cave — Alexander Svoboda

Gigantic Head Cut in the Solid Rock, Lately Discovered near Smyrna at the Entrance of a Cave

October 13, 2026Bethlehem, Calypso Island — William H. Rau

Bethlehem, Calypso Island

October 13, 2026Standard Petroleum Refinery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania — Thomas H. Johnson

Standard Petroleum Refinery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

October 13, 2026

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