20,155 Free Images of Public Art

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Hybrid of Phaius and Amabilis (Phaius hybridus amabilis) and Hybrid of Phaius and marthiæ (Marthi phaius hybridus marthiæ) from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

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

Delicious purple plum in a branch illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

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

Vintage halved peach 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.

persimmon design

Delicious red plum in a branch 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 oak leaved papaya 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 mangosteen illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

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

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

Vintage halved pear 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.

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

Mudpuppy (Menabranchus lateralis) and Greater siren (Siren lacertina) 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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Red-footed Falcon (Falco rufipes) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Riparia riparia illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

HYDROCHELIDON NIGRA illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Eniconetta Stelleri illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

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

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

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Naked woman posing, vintage nude illustration. Nude Standing, Side and Back by Auguste Rodin. Original from Yale University Art Gallery. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Seated female figure, Jenne people, Inland Niger Delta region, Mali, c. late 13th to 17th century AD, terracotta - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06149

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Pillow box (makura), Japan, Edo period, c. 1750-1850, maki-e lacquer on wood - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09499

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Bracelet, Peru, Chancay or Chimu, central or north coast, c. 1000-1470 AD, nut hull, cotton cord, bone, shell - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06460

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1. Dr. Hamilton's Tor Carp (Tor Hamiltonii); 2. Alpar Carp (Chela Alpar); 3. Elanga Carp (Bengala Elanga) from Illustrations of Indian Zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875). Original from The New York Public Library

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

Antique plant Makomako - Aristotelia Racemosa drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Antique plant Veronica 4 species drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Antique plant Ixerba brexioicles - Tawari drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Illustration of cloth makers from The Costume of Yorkshire (1814) by George Walker (1781-1856).

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

Crab Apple Flower (Malus) (1910) by James Mrion Shull.

Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi)(1919) by Amanda Almira Newton.

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

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Teleostei–Knochenfische from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel.

Ciliata–Wimperlinge from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel.

Local indians making sugar in America illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

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

River god, a dragon and four flowers by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

A hunter and a nymph by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Dragon (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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Camel, Camelus ferus bactrianus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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

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

Antique plant Drosera arcturi - Haloragisalata drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Illustration of a dragoon from Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English(1814)by William Alexander (1767-1816).

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Garderobière (Boston Public Library)

ariadne auf naxos servants in art

Sketch for Figure on Whistler Monument (1905) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Unknown Flower, Cornflower, Centaurea cyanus and bindweed, Convolvulaceae (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Unknown plant (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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

The Visitation by Camillo Procaccini, c. 1602, oil on canvas - Blanton Museum of Art - Austin, Texas - DSC07904

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Spirit of the Dance, by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1873, terracotta - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09074

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Portrait of a Young Woman in White, by Julien Hudson, detail, 1840, oil on canvas - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01965

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Moccasins, Arapaho, c. 1890, glass beads, hide, recycled parfleche-rawhide soles - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09129

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The Honorable William Greenleaf, by Joseph Blackburn, 1757, oil on canvas - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08908

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The Crucifixion by Giannicola di Paolo, 1520, tempera on wood - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09025

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Woman at the Well, by Daniel Huntington, 1843, oil on canvas - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08894

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Dish attributed to Albert-Louis Dammouse, Haviland & Co., France, c. 1879, porcelain, 1991.166.6 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07531

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Crucifixion by Joachim de Patinir, 1500, oil on panel - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08946

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Favrile vase, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., New York, 1892, blown and molded iridescent glass - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06564

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Edward Nightingale by John Smibert, c. 1722-1724, oil on canvas - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04755

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House panels, Tlingit, part 1 of 2, late 1800s, wood, paint, opercula shells - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09150

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Lions by Hogai Kano, c. 1886, sumi and color on paper - National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo - DSC06653

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Antonin Proust by Auguste Rodin, 1884, bronze - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01425

metalwork in the fogg art museum sculpture in the fogg art museum

Rocks and Sun, Late Afternoon, by Parker Perkins 1862-1942, American, oil on canvas - Fitchburg Art Museum - DSC08933

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Royal hip mask, Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, c. late 17th to 18th century AD, bronze - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06155

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

embroidery patterns

Naked woman showing her breasts, vintage erotic art. Nude with a necklace and long hair (1920) by Henri Matisse. Original from The Yale University Art Gallery. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Eastern Whimbrel and Wisteria Vine illustration from Pictorial Monograph of Birds (1885) by Numata Kashu (1838-1901). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage illustration of beurre dance, beurre diel, summer beurre d' aremberg pears digitally enhanced from our own vintage edition of The Fruit Grower's Guide (1891) by John Wright.

1. Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis) 2. New Zealand quail (Coturnix novaezelandiae) illustrated from A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia and the Adjacent Islands (1837) by John Gould (1804-1881).

Dwarf Copperleaf (Alternanthera Sessilis) 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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174. Partridge (Tetrao umbellus) 175. Pinnated Grouse (Tetrao cupido) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

174. Partridge (Tetrao umbellus) 175. Pinnated Grouse (Tetrao cupido) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

49. The Common Crow Blackbird (Quiscalus versicolor) 50. The Rusty Crow Blackbird (Quicalus ferrugineus) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

63. The White-bellied Swallow (Hirundo bicolor). 64. The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rufa) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

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267. Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacracorax dilophus) 268. Ditto, immature illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

303. Black Guillemot (Uria grylle) 304. Razorbill (Alca torda) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

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

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

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

Fresh halved yellow canistel illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

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

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

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

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

botanical peach

Brazilian gloxinia or Florist's gloxinia (Gloxinia caulescente) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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

Different types of insects 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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Podiceps cristatus illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

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Mergus serrator illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Harelda Hyemalis illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Podiceps Cristatus illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

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Scholar Gazing at the Moon, Japan, Edo period, 1600s, ink and color on silk - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon - DSC09345

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Single-spout strap-handle vessel, feline, Paracas, Peru south coast, Early Horizon period, 900-200 BC, ceramic and resin-suspended paint - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04701

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