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The Creator is the individual responsible for creating the work in the image. Where the image is a work of art such as an engraving, watercolour, photograph etc. the creator will be the artist responsible for creating the medium. Where the image is a photograph of an object in a studio the creator is the individual responsible for creating the object.
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![Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim [Paracelsus]. Creator: Unknown](https://d2jrby88yvgyu2.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJoaXAtc2VvLXByZXZpZXdzIiwia2V5IjoiYXVyZW9sdXMtdGhlb3BocmFzdHVzLWJvbWJhc3R1cy12b24taG9oZW5oZWltLXBhcmFjZWxzdXMtY3JlYXRvci0zMDY4MzIwLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjI0LCJmaXQiOiJpbnNpZGUifX19?signature=e24026801907843772a02a1ab04a2734e9e51c6341d3d8af1879501efb07e10a "Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim [Paracelsus]. Creator: Unknown.")
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![Harold Chapman and Mark Leslie performing a revue for the Bow Bells, [between 1910 and 1919?]. Creator: Unknown](https://d2jrby88yvgyu2.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJoaXAtc2VvLXByZXZpZXdzIiwia2V5IjoiaGFyb2xkLWNoYXBtYW4tYW5kLW1hcmstbGVzbGllLXBlcmZvcm1pbmctYS1yZXZ1ZS1mb3ItdGhlLWJvdy1iZWxscy0zMDY4Mjc0LmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjI0LCJmaXQiOiJpbnNpZGUifX19?signature=50e514298f0524760cbe03886135216dbc524cd7a81ca4b640b2c46ab732efc9 "Harold Chapman and Mark Leslie performing a revue for the Bow Bells, [between 1910 and 1919?]. Creator: Unknown.")
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![Three men performing a scene from a play, [between 1910 and 1919?]. Creator: Unknown](https://d2jrby88yvgyu2.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJoaXAtc2VvLXByZXZpZXdzIiwia2V5IjoidGhyZWUtbWVuLXBlcmZvcm1pbmctYS1zY2VuZS1mcm9tLWEtcGxheS1iZXR3ZWVuLTE5MTAtYW5kLTE5MTktMzA2ODI2OS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjIyNCwiZml0IjoiaW5zaWRlIn19fQ==?signature=c222665cfb32b34342a239bb8ff196c5cbd8e578f529e405651e0883399d42cc "Three men performing a scene from a play, [between 1910 and 1919?]. Creator: Unknown.")
