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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 Woman by Quinten Massys.

Quinten Massys

Portrait of a Woman

ca. 1520

Landscape with Stars by Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix).

Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix)

Landscape with Stars

ca. 1905–1908

Still Life by Georg Flegel.

Georg Flegel

Still Life

probably ca. 1625–30

Queen Victoria by Thomas Sully.

Thomas Sully

Queen Victoria

1838

Portrait of a Man with Gloves by Corneille de Lyon.

Corneille de Lyon

Portrait of a Man with Gloves

1540–45

Saint John on Patmos by Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien).

Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)

Saint John on Patmos

ca. 1511

Phebe Warner Coverlet by Sarah Furman Warner Williams.

Sarah Furman Warner Williams

Phebe Warner Coverlet

ca. 1803

Portrait of a Man with a Moor's Head on His Signet Ring by Conrad Faber von Creuznach.

Conrad Faber von Creuznach

Portrait of a Man with a Moor's Head on His Signet Ring

Date not stated

Piece by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Piece

1795–99

Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn).

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)

Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family

1632

Plate 2: The Argonaut Amphion led by Mercury (Anfione Argon. condotto da Mercurio), from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc) by Anonymous.

Anonymous

Plate 2: The Argonaut Amphion led by Mercury (Anfione Argon. condotto da Mercurio), from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)

1664

Portrait of a Man by Corneille de Lyon.

Corneille de Lyon

Portrait of a Man

Date not stated

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head by Anonymous, Italian, 17th century.

Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head

ca. 1640–60

An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch by Shaikh Zain al–Din.

Shaikh Zain al–Din

An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch

dated 1778

Petronella Elias (1648–1667) with a Basket of Fruit by Ferdinand Bol.

Ferdinand Bol

Petronella Elias (1648–1667) with a Basket of Fruit

1657

Portrait of a Young Man of the Van Steynoert Family by Netherlandish Painter.

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a Young Man of the Van Steynoert Family

Date not stated

Hugo van der Goes Making a Portrait of Mary of Burgundy by Wilhelm (Guillaume) Koller.

Wilhelm (Guillaume) Koller

Hugo van der Goes Making a Portrait of Mary of Burgundy

ca. 1872

George Washington and William Lee (George Washington) by John Trumbull.

John Trumbull

George Washington and William Lee (George Washington)

1780

Portrait of a Woman by Giovanni di Francesco del Cervelliera.

Giovanni di Francesco del Cervelliera

Portrait of a Woman

ca. 1445

"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi.

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

1330s

[The Great Wave, Sète] by Gustave Le Gray.

Gustave Le Gray

[The Great Wave, Sète]

1857

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka) by Katsushika Hokusai.

Katsushika Hokusai

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

ca. 1833

Saint John the Evangelist holding a goblet with a snake emerging from it, from "Christ, the Virgin, and Thirteen Apostles" by Anonymous, 17th century.

Anonymous, 17th century

Saint John the Evangelist holding a goblet with a snake emerging from it, from "Christ, the Virgin, and Thirteen Apostles"

1600–40

Landscape with Cattle at Limousin by Jules Dupré.

Jules Dupré

Landscape with Cattle at Limousin

1837

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