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 F. Abbott

    Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760/61-1803) was an English painter who specialised in portrait... 

  • Charles Adams

    Charles James Adams (1859-1931) was an English landscape artist born in Gravesend,... 

  • Frank Adams

    Frank Adams established himself as a picture book illustrator in the early... 

  • William Affleck

    William Affleck (1869-1943) was a Victorian British painter of landscapes and rustic... 

  • Jacques-Laurent Agasse

    Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767-1849) was an animal and landscape painter from Switzerland. Born... 

  • Christophe Agricola

    Christoph Ludwig Agricola (1665-1724) was a German landscape painter and etcher. He... 

  • Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky

    Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Иван Константинович Айвазовский) (1817-1900) is considered among the greatest... 

  • Jacob Alberts

    Jacob Alberts (1860-1941) was a German painter known for his evocative landscapes... 

  • Cecil Aldin with Dogs

    Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) was a celebrated British painter, illustrator and lithographer, best... 

  • Frederick Aldridge

    Frederick James Aldridge (1850-1933) was a British painter in oils and watercolourist,... 

  • John White Alexander

    John White Alexander (1856-1915) was an American portrait, figure, and decorative painter... 

  • Henry Alken

    Henry Alken (1785-1851) was a distinguished British painter, engraver and caricaturist, renowned... 

  • David Allan

    David Allan (1744-1796) was a Scottish painter, limner, and illustrator, best known... 

  • Helen Allingham

    Helen Allingham (1848-1926), born Helen Paterson, was a prominent British watercolourist and... 

  • John William Allison

    John William Allison (1865-1934) was a painter, born in Hull, the son... 

  • Washington Allston

    Washington Allston ARA (1779-1843) was an American painter and poet, born in... 

  • Anna Alma-Tadema

    Anna Alma-Tadema (1867-1943) was a British artist and suffragette. Alma-Tadema primarily worked... 

  • Lawrence Alma-Tadema

    Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) was a Dutch painter who later settled in... 

  • Albrecht Altdorfer

    Albrecht Altdorfer (c.1480-1538) was a pioneering German artist of the Renaissance period,... 

  • Edmond Aman-Jean

    Edmond Aman-Jean (1858-1936) was a French symbolist painter who co-founded the Salon... 

  • Anna Ancher

    Anna Ancher (1859-1935) stands as one of Denmark’s most celebrated women artists,... 

  • Abraham Archibald Anderson

    Abraham Archibald Anderson (1846-1940) was an American artist, rancher and philanthropist. Anderson... 

  • Anne Anderson

    Anne Anderson (1874-1952) was a prolific Scottish illustrator primarily known for her... 

  • Florence Mary Anderson

    Florence Mary Anderson (1889-1945), the children's illustrator and writer, was born in Greenock, Scotland in... 

  • Martin Anderson aka Cynicus

    Martin Anderson (1854-1932), better known by his pseudonym Cynicus, was a Scottish... 

  • Robert Anderson

    Robert Anderson (1842-1885) was a Scottish artist known for his oil and... 

  • Sophie Anderson

    Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823-1903) was a French-born British Victorian female artist who... 

  • Maude Angell

    Alice Maude Angell (1870-1944) was born in Hornsey, London, the daughter of... 

  • Lucia Anguissola

    Lucia Anguissola (1536 or 1538-1565 to 1568) was an Italian Mannerist painter... 

  • Sofonisba Anguissola

    Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1532-1625) was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to... 

  • Louis Anquetin

    Louis Émile Anquetin (1861-1932) was a French painter. He was born in Étrépagny,... 

  • Richard Ansdell

    Richard Ansdell RA (1815-1885) was a British painter of animals and genre... 

  • Thomas Anshutz

    Thomas Pollock Anshutz (1851-1912) was an American painter and teacher. Known for... 

  • Honor C. Appleton

    Honor Charlotte Appleton (1879–1951) was a British illustrator of children's books, including... 

  • James Archer

    James Archer RSA (1823-1904), was a Scottish painter of portraits, genre works,... 

  • Giuseppe Arcimboldo

    Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593), was an Italian Renaissance painter best known for creating... 

  • Arentine H. Arendsen

    Arentine H. Arendsen (1836-1915) was a notable figure in the world of... 

  • Margaret Armstrong

    Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944) was a 19th and early 20th-century American book cover... 

  • Rolf Armstrong

    Rolf Armstrong (1889-1960) was an American artist renowned for his glamour illustrations,... 

  • Guy Arnoux

    Guy Arnoux (1890-1951) achieved a measure of success with stencil-coloured zinc plate... 

  • Antonin Artaud

    Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) was a French artist, dramatist, poet, essayist, actor, and... 

  • Asselijn, Jan

    Jan Asselijn (c.1610-1652) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Asselijn was born... 

  • Zacharie Astruc

    Zacharie Astruc (1833-1907) was a French sculptor, painter, poet, and art critic.... 

  • William Edward Atkins

    William Edward Atkins (1842-1910) was born on 4th November 1842 in Portsea,... 

  • Maud Tindal Atkinson

    Amy Maud Tindal Atkinson (1875-1954) was an English female artist, active in... 

  • William Edwin Atkinson

    William Edwin Atkinson (1862-1926), also known as W.E. Atkinson, was a Canadian... 

  • Claude Aubriet

    Claude Aubriet (c.1651/1665-1742) was a French illustrator and botanical artist. The standard... 

  • John James Audubon

    John James Audubon (1785-1851), born Jean-Jacques Rabin, was a French-American self-trained artist,... 

  • William Austin

    William Austin (1721-1820) was an English artist, drawing-master, engraver and caricaturist. A... 

  • Hendrick Avercamp

    Hendrick Avercamp (c.1585-1634) was a Dutch painter during the Dutch Golden Age... 

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