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Faces, figures, characters, saints, rulers, and people who know something. Browse the public-domain works below, then open an artwork to see available products.

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Portrait of the consort of Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, on horseback by Anonymous, French, 18th century.

Anonymous, French, 18th century

Portrait of the consort of Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, on horseback

18th century

Augustus Saint-Gaudens by Kenyon Cox.

Kenyon Cox

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1887, replica 1908

Heroic Landscape with Rainbow by Joseph Anton Koch.

Joseph Anton Koch

Heroic Landscape with Rainbow

1824

Fish Market by Joachim Beuckelaer.

Joachim Beuckelaer

Fish Market

1568

Male Terminal Figure; Head with Beard and Turban on a Three- Quarter Strapwork Pedestal by Jean Mignon.

Jean Mignon

Male Terminal Figure; Head with Beard and Turban on a Three- Quarter Strapwork Pedestal

ca. 1543–45

Portrait of a Surgeon by Netherlandish Painter.

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a Surgeon

Date not stated

A Corinthian capital on the ground at left, a monument with figures in low relief at left in the middleground, various animals and two shepherds at right, plate 4 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

A Corinthian capital on the ground at left, a monument with figures in low relief at left in the middleground, various animals and two shepherds at right, plate 4 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1646

Portrait of a Young Boy by Paulus Moreelse.

Paulus Moreelse

Portrait of a Young Boy

Date not stated

Marie Antoinette in a Park by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Marie Antoinette in a Park

ca. 1780–81

The Meditation on the Passion by Vittore Carpaccio.

Vittore Carpaccio

The Meditation on the Passion

ca. 1490

Portrait of a Man by Tommaso Fiorentino (Tommaso di Stefano Lunetti).

Tommaso Fiorentino (Tommaso di Stefano Lunetti)

Portrait of a Man

1521

The Jabach Family by Charles Le Brun.

Charles Le Brun

The Jabach Family

ca. 1660

Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck by Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano).

Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano)

Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck

ca. 1485–95

Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor by Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane).

Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane)

Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor

1862

View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme by Edgar Degas.

Edgar Degas

View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme

1896–98

Lucas van Uffel (died 1637) by Anthony van Dyck.

Anthony van Dyck

Lucas van Uffel (died 1637)

ca. 1622

Portrait of a Man by Hyacinthe Rigaud.

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Portrait of a Man

1693

Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée).

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus

1658

Saint George on Horseback by Hans Burgkmair.

Hans Burgkmair

Saint George on Horseback

1508/1518

Portrait of a Man by Abraham de Vries.

Abraham de Vries

Portrait of a Man

1643

By the Seashore by Auguste Renoir.

Auguste Renoir

By the Seashore

1883

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill by Pieter Claesz.

Pieter Claesz

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill

1628

The Love Song by Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

The Love Song

1868–77

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon] by Adolphe Braun.

Adolphe Braun

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon]

ca. 1854

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