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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 a Man by Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo).

Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)

Portrait of a Man

1528–29

Saint Eustace by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Saint Eustace

ca. 1501

[Newhaven Fishwives] by Hill and Adamson.

Hill and Adamson

[Newhaven Fishwives]

ca. 1845

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895) by Auguste Renoir.

Auguste Renoir

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895)

1878

Panel with a Candelabrum Containing a Female Satyr Seated on a Helmet by Heinrich Aldegrever.

Heinrich Aldegrever

Panel with a Candelabrum Containing a Female Satyr Seated on a Helmet

1549

Portrait of a Woman in Gray by Edgar Degas.

Edgar Degas

Portrait of a Woman in Gray

ca. 1865

Portrait of a Boy by Louis Léopold Boilly.

Louis Léopold Boilly

Portrait of a Boy

ca. 1805

Scene with a Warning Against Venereal Disease in a Circle at Center by Theodor de Bry.

Theodor de Bry

Scene with a Warning Against Venereal Disease in a Circle at Center

1580–1600

Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Willem Drost.

Willem Drost

Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace

Date not stated

The Coronation of the Virgin by Niccolò di Buonaccorso.

Niccolò di Buonaccorso

The Coronation of the Virgin

ca. 1380

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff by Frans Hals.

Frans Hals

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff

1625

The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries) by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries)

1495–1505

Armor by Odilon Redon.

Odilon Redon

Armor

1891

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by George Caleb Bingham.

George Caleb Bingham

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

1845

Plate 10: a horse lying down, a cow and two goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Plate 10: a horse lying down, a cow and two goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1643–48

Ten Kings of Hell by Jin Chushi.

Jin Chushi

Ten Kings of Hell

before 1195

Portrait of a Woman by Ferdinand Bol.

Ferdinand Bol

Portrait of a Woman

1642

Portrait of a Woman by British Painter.

British Painter

Portrait of a Woman

ca. 1600

Deer Hunting – A Landscape Scene with Stag and Hounds in a River by Thomas Rowlandson.

Thomas Rowlandson

Deer Hunting – A Landscape Scene with Stag and Hounds in a River

1787

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler) by Vincent van Gogh.

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)

1887

Portrait of a Woman Holding a Book by French Painter.

French Painter

Portrait of a Woman Holding a Book

Date not stated

Judith, looking towards the right, seated nude atop the dead body of Holofernes, with a sword in her right hand and the head of Holofernes in her left hand by Barthel Beham.

Barthel Beham

Judith, looking towards the right, seated nude atop the dead body of Holofernes, with a sword in her right hand and the head of Holofernes in her left hand

1525

Hunting of Birds with a Hawk and a Bow (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries) by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Hunting of Birds with a Hawk and a Bow (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries)

ca. 1515–35

Portrait of a Man ("The Auctioneer") by Rembrandt.

Rembrandt

Portrait of a Man ("The Auctioneer")

probably ca. 1658–62

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