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![[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair beside table with tablecloth; book on table]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC1zZWF0ZWQtaW4tY2hhaXItNzI0MDk1LTEwMjQuanBn/320/399/jpg "[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair beside table with tablecloth; book on table]")
![[Occupational portrait of a blacksmith, three-quarter length, facing front, holding a horseshoe with pliers in one hand, and a hammer in the other]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvb2NjdXBhdGlvbmFsLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLWEtYmxhY2tzbWl0aC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLWxlbmd0aC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtaG9sZGluZy0zY2YzOTctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Occupational portrait of a blacksmith, three-quarter length, facing front, holding a horseshoe with pliers in one hand, and a hammer in the other]")
![[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to left, seated next to table with tablecloth]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXJzLXRvLWxlZnQtc2VhdGVkLWQ5MDNjMi02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to left, seated next to table with tablecloth]")
![[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, with bonnet, arm resting on table with tablecloth; books on table]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC13aXRoLWJvbm5ldC1hcm0tNjcxODU3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, with bonnet, arm resting on table with tablecloth; books on table]")
![[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated beside small table with tablecloth]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC1zZWF0ZWQtYmVzaWRlLTYyOGNkMy02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated beside small table with tablecloth]")
![[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated with arm resting on table with tablecloth]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC1zZWF0ZWQtd2l0aC1hcm0tMTZmNGQ2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated with arm resting on table with tablecloth]")
![[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated, with arm on table with tablecloth]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZ1bGwtZmFjZS1zZWF0ZWQtd2l0aC1hcm0tOTY1ZGUzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated, with arm on table with tablecloth]")
![[Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated with elbow on large book on table]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjMvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLWdpcmwtdGhyZWUtcXVhcnRlci1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LXNlYXRlZC13aXRoLWVsYm93LTg3NWZkNS02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated with elbow on large book on table]")
