20,155 Free Images of Public Art

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Aeschynanthus Peelii (syn. Aeschynanthus bracteatus, Lipstick Plant) from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Tree Falcon, Falco subbuteo (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Hand drawn sketch of birds by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Lined Tailed Tree Snake (Ahætula caudolineata) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Aralia veitchii engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Snakewort (Dorsternia contrajerva) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Vintage peach illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Euphorbia Splendens illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Different types of fishes illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876) Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Ringed caecilian (Siphonops annulatus) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Asimina triloba illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Erica ardens illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Vintage peach illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

1. Hardwick's One Finned Torpedo (Temera Hardwickii); 2. Jaws of the Chinese Ray (Rhina ancylostoma. A. Upper, B. Lower Jaw from Illustrations of Indian Zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Talavera jug with soldier buying grapes, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08142

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Ancestor effigy post, Ica culture, Ica Valley, Peru south coast, Late Horizon, c. 1476-1534 AD, wood - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04684

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Skull effigy vessel, Mixtec, Oaxaca state, Postclassic period, 1000-1250 AD, ceramic - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04565

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Portrait of a Young Woman in White, by Julien Hudson, 1840, oil on canvas - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01962

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Tiger by Nagasawa Rosetsu, after 1792 AD, ink and pigment on paper - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05094

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Water container carved with prunus branches, China, Kangxi period, Qing dynasty - Hong Kong Museum of Art - DSC00715

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Buddha triad, China, Northern Zhou dynasty, 500s AD, stone - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan - DSC08343

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Basket, Aleut, c. 1900, seagrass, wool thread, cotton thread - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09119

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Conical glass beaker with thread decoration, Frankish, 5th-6th century AD, green glass - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06354

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Eleanor Nightingale by John Smibert, 1727, oil on canvas - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04753

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Face panel, Teotihuacan, Mexico state, Classic period, 200-750 AD, greenstone - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04615

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Interior view - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09111

Necklace, Amazon region, No. 1954.17.0061 - Etnografiska museet - Stockholm, Sweden - DSC01323

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Midlife crisis - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09507

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Ornament, Amazon region, No. 1865.01.0012 - Etnografiska museet - Stockholm, Sweden - DSC01325

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The Letter by Emile Meyer, French, c. 1895, oil on panel - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07699

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Canteen, Zuni, c. 1890, clay, paint, leather - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09131

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Cup decorated with zhi-dragons, China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 AD, rhinoceros horn - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09527

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Pipe bag, Cheyenne, c. 1890, glass beads, quill, hide - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09125

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Hydrangea by Nakamura Hochu, late 1700s to early 1800s AD, ink and watercolor on paper - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05092

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Laocoon, Italian, 1600s, terracotta - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06563

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Nativity scenes of Naples - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08420

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Moccasins, Santee Sioux, c. 1890, porcupine quill, hide - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09127

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Tea set, Japan - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07404

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Illustration of the horse dealer from The Costume of Yorkshire (1814) by George Walker (1781-1856).

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Vintage bunch of green grapes illustration.

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Cabbage (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Colchique (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Grazing bull by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Enkolpion with crucifix, Eastern Mediterranean, perhaps Syria, Middle Byzantine, 9th-10th century AD, bronze - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08072

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Chess piece, Punjab Hills, India, late 1770s to early 1800s AD, ivory, gilt and polychrome - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04965

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A dog bites another sitting dog by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

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Chinese butterfly and insect painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous.

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Antique plant Kowhai drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Antique plant Tarata drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Irises (1897) by Sientje Mesdag-van Houten.

Strawberry (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

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Marsh Marigold (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Saxifraga verna, annua humilio (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Colorful vintage tunicate marine life illustration

Antique plant Veronica drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

The early bird from Un-Natural History Not Taught In Bored Schools, etc published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (1883).

Cuspidata major from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Sub-lutea from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

How they till the soil and plant ; Storing their crops in the public granary illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

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Medinet Habu (Medinet Abou) is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Thebes illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

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Naked women. Summer (1891) painting in high resolution by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Nero (1900–1910) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Tulip, Tulipa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Beautiful, MIrabilis jalapa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Tulip, Tulipa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Ptah-Sokar illustration from Pantheon Egyptien (1823-1825) by Leon Jean Joseph Dubois (1780-1846).

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Mnevis illustration from Pantheon Egyptien (1823-1825) by Leon Jean Joseph Dubois (1780-1846).

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Vanda Cathcarti, Lindley (syn. Esmeralda cathcartii, Lindley) from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

Little Lilac-breasted roller from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

240. The White-fish (Corregonus albus) 241. The Mackinaw Salmon (Salmo amethystus) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

Cypripedium leeanum var giganteum from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Vintage persimmon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Anatifa Laevis illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Vintage erotic nude art of a naked woman. Woman Seated, Seen from Back by Paul Gavarni. Original from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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Specimens of enamelling from Indian arms from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Yellow floppy, Nuphar lutea (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Large centaury, Centaurea scabiosa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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Purple iris, Iris germanica (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

One of the portrait from the collection of portraits, Portraits of an Actor by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), a traditional Japanese Ukyio-e style illustration.

Wallflower, Erysimum cheiri (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Kwitantie voor proefexemplaar van 'Het leelijke jonge eendje' (1893) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Berzemina grape (Vites veneto) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Kolblei or blei, Blicca bjoerkna (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Triumphal Arch at Latachia from Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean islands (1810) illustrated by Luigi Mayer (1755-1803).

Chinese Lard Seed (Hodgsonia Heteroclita), Female plant from Illustrations of Himalayan plants (1855) by W. H. (Walter Hood) Fitch (1817-1892).

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Indian runner duck, Anas platyrhynchos (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Vintage peach illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage pear illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Delicious red cherries illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Halved avocado illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

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Vintage persimmon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

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Vintage apple illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage persimmon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage apple illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage mango illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

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