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Prints, drawings, manuscripts, album leaves, studies, maps, and book imagery. Browse the public-domain works below, then open an artwork to see available products.

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The Stag-Hunt by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Stag-Hunt

1506

Creation of Eve, from "The Dance of Death" by Hans Holbein the Younger.

Hans Holbein the Younger

Creation of Eve, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Two Roses by Anne Vallayer-Coster.

Anne Vallayer-Coster

Two Roses

ca. 1810

Ten Kings of Hell by Jin Chushi.

Jin Chushi

Ten Kings of Hell

before 1195

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari by Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif.

Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

dated 715 AH/1315 CE

Saint Eustace by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Saint Eustace

ca. 1501

Viewing a waterfall from a mountain pavilion by Li Yin.

Li Yin

Viewing a waterfall from a mountain pavilion

1700

Knight, Death and the Devil by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Knight, Death and the Devil

1513

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by French (Fontainebleau) Painter.

French (Fontainebleau) Painter

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

Date not stated

"The Ox Shanzabeh Left Behind, Grazing in the Territory of the Lion King", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

"The Ox Shanzabeh Left Behind, Grazing in the Territory of the Lion King", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

second quarter 16th century

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa ibn Vali.

Mustafa ibn Vali

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)

ca. 1595

Fishing in River Country at Blossom Time by Wang Yuanqi.

Wang Yuanqi

Fishing in River Country at Blossom Time

dated 1709

Plums by John William Hill.

John William Hill

Plums

1870

Saint George on Horseback by Hans Burgkmair.

Hans Burgkmair

Saint George on Horseback

1508/1518

The Strange Thing Little Kiosai Saw in the River by John La Farge.

John La Farge

The Strange Thing Little Kiosai Saw in the River

1897

Nocturne by John La Farge.

John La Farge

Nocturne

ca. 1885

Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo

late 12th century

The winged archangel Saint Michael holding a sword and standing on the head of the devil, who descends into hell, an oval composition by Anonymous, 17th century.

Anonymous, 17th century

The winged archangel Saint Michael holding a sword and standing on the head of the devil, who descends into hell, an oval composition

1600–40

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert)

1640

Flower Study by Yun Bing.

Yun Bing

Flower Study

17th century

View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) by Katsushika Hokusai.

Katsushika Hokusai

View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

ca. 1830–32

[Newhaven Fishwives] by Hill and Adamson.

Hill and Adamson

[Newhaven Fishwives]

ca. 1845

Hen and Rooster with Grapevine by Itō Jakuchū.

Itō Jakuchū

Hen and Rooster with Grapevine

1792

Plate 2: Ops standing in a niche with her hands at her breasts, looking to her left, with animals behind her, from "Mythological Gods and Goddesses" by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio.

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Plate 2: Ops standing in a niche with her hands at her breasts, looking to her left, with animals behind her, from "Mythological Gods and Goddesses"

1526

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