Artists & Illustrators
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Search or browse our A–Z list of artists and illustrators represented in the Public Domain Image Library. Each artist page brings together out-of-copyright images, short biographical information and links to available high-resolution downloads. Use the search box if you already have a name in mind, or browse by surname to discover painters, illustrators, poster artists, botanical artists, book illustrators and designers whose work is in the public domain.
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Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760/61-1803) was an English painter who specialised in portrait...
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Charles James Adams (1859-1931) was an English landscape artist born in Gravesend,...
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Frank Adams established himself as a picture book illustrator in the early...
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William Affleck (1869-1943) was a Victorian British painter of landscapes and rustic...
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Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767-1849) was an animal and landscape painter from Switzerland. Born...
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Christoph Ludwig Agricola (1665-1724) was a German landscape painter and etcher. He...
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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Иван Константинович Айвазовский) (1817-1900) is considered among the greatest...
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Jacob Alberts (1860-1941) was a German painter known for his evocative landscapes...
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Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) was a celebrated British painter, illustrator and lithographer, best...
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Frederick James Aldridge (1850-1933) was a British painter in oils and watercolourist,...
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John White Alexander (1856-1915) was an American portrait, figure, and decorative painter...
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Henry Alken (1785-1851) was a distinguished British painter, engraver and caricaturist, renowned...
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David Allan (1744-1796) was a Scottish painter, limner, and illustrator, best known...
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Helen Allingham (1848-1926), born Helen Paterson, was a prominent British watercolourist and...
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John William Allison (1865-1934) was a painter, born in Hull, the son...
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Washington Allston ARA (1779-1843) was an American painter and poet, born in...
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Anna Alma-Tadema (1867-1943) was a British artist and suffragette. Alma-Tadema primarily worked...
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) was a Dutch painter who later settled in...
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Albrecht Altdorfer (c.1480-1538) was a pioneering German artist of the Renaissance period,...
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Edmond Aman-Jean (1858-1936) was a French symbolist painter who co-founded the Salon...
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Anna Ancher (1859-1935) stands as one of Denmark’s most celebrated women artists,...
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Abraham Archibald Anderson (1846-1940) was an American artist, rancher and philanthropist. Anderson...
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Anne Anderson (1874-1952) was a prolific Scottish illustrator primarily known for her...
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Florence Mary Anderson (1889-1945), the children's illustrator and writer, was born in Greenock, Scotland in...
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Martin Anderson (1854-1932), better known by his pseudonym Cynicus, was a Scottish...
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Robert Anderson (1842-1885) was a Scottish artist known for his oil and...
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Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823-1903) was a French-born British Victorian female artist who...
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Alice Maude Angell (1870-1944) was born in Hornsey, London, the daughter of...
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Lucia Anguissola (1536 or 1538-1565 to 1568) was an Italian Mannerist painter...
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Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1532-1625) was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to...
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Louis Émile Anquetin (1861-1932) was a French painter. He was born in Étrépagny,...
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Richard Ansdell RA (1815-1885) was a British painter of animals and genre...
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Thomas Pollock Anshutz (1851-1912) was an American painter and teacher. Known for...
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Honor Charlotte Appleton (1879–1951) was a British illustrator of children's books, including...
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James Archer RSA (1823-1904), was a Scottish painter of portraits, genre works,...
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593), was an Italian Renaissance painter best known for creating...
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Arentine H. Arendsen (1836-1915) was a notable figure in the world of...
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Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944) was a 19th and early 20th-century American book cover...
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Rolf Armstrong (1889-1960) was an American artist renowned for his glamour illustrations,...
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Guy Arnoux (1890-1951) achieved a measure of success with stencil-coloured zinc plate...
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Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) was a French artist, dramatist, poet, essayist, actor, and...
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Jan Asselijn (c.1610-1652) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Asselijn was born...
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Zacharie Astruc (1833-1907) was a French sculptor, painter, poet, and art critic....
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William Edward Atkins (1842-1910) was born on 4th November 1842 in Portsea,...
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Amy Maud Tindal Atkinson (1875-1954) was an English female artist, active in...
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William Edwin Atkinson (1862-1926), also known as W.E. Atkinson, was a Canadian...
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Claude Aubriet (c.1651/1665-1742) was a French illustrator and botanical artist. The standard...
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John James Audubon (1785-1851), born Jean-Jacques Rabin, was a French-American self-trained artist,...
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William Austin (1721-1820) was an English artist, drawing-master, engraver and caricaturist. A...
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Hendrick Avercamp (c.1585-1634) was a Dutch painter during the Dutch Golden Age...
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