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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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Isaac Sending Esau Out to Hunt — Italian 13th Century

Isaac Sending Esau Out to Hunt

October 13, 2026Birdsey Breaker, Archbald, Del. & Hudson Canal Co. — Thomas H. Johnson

Birdsey Breaker, Archbald, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

October 13, 2026Flag Raising, Girls School, Lawrence, Massachusetts — Yeaw & Co

Flag Raising, Girls School, Lawrence, Massachusetts

October 13, 2026Botanical Photogram — Unknown 19th Century

Botanical Photogram

October 13, 2026Plate 1. Carmichael's Cut, Granite Canon — Andrew Joseph Russell

Plate 1. Carmichael’s Cut, Granite Canon

October 13, 2026Plate 30. Looking Down Echo Canon, from Death's Rock — Andrew Joseph Russell

Plate 30. Looking Down Echo Canon, from Death’s Rock

October 13, 2026Hemlock Run Curve, Near Towanda — William H. Rau

Hemlock Run Curve, Near Towanda

October 13, 2026Tsagain Myo: Doorway of a Small Pagoda — Linnaeus Tripe

Tsagain Myo: Doorway of a Small Pagoda

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

Standard Petroleum Refinery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

October 13, 2026A Baby in a Basket Outdoors (Couverture pour L'Album d'estampes originales) — Edouard Vuillard

A Baby in a Basket Outdoors (Couverture pour L’Album d’estampes originales)

October 13, 2026

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