Leaf & Spine

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Public-Domain Sea Art for Book Covers

Public-domain sea images from the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Early Morning After a Storm at Sea Early Morning After a Storm at Sea Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)1900–1903 The Old Road to the Sea The Old Road to the Sea William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)c. 1893 The prince, with the help of Mukhlis who changes into a frog, recovers the ring lost in the sea, and returns it to the king, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night The prince, with the help of Mukhlis who changes… Unknown artistc. 1560 The creatures of the sea are asked by the king of the Ocean to take a message to the Brahman, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night The creatures of the sea are asked by the king… Unknown artistc. 1560 Ruin by the Sea Ruin by the Sea Arnold Böcklin (Swiss, 1827–1901)1881 Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair) Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther… William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905)1855 Arion on a Sea Horse Arion on a Sea Horse William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905)1855

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