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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  • Carlton Alfred Smith

    Carlton Alfred Smith (1853-1946) was a British painter, notably of genre works.... 

  • Jessie Willcox Smith

    Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) was an influential American illustrator and painter, best... 

  • Robert Henry Smith

    Robert Henry Smith (1873-1943) was born on 4th February 1873 in Bermondsey,... 

  • William Snape

    William Snape (1862-1904) was born in Gosport, Hampshire, in 1862. He was... 

  • Isaac Snowman

    Isaac Snowman (1873-1947) was an Anglo-Jewish artist who made Jewish cultural themes... 

  • Frans Syders

    Frans Snyders (1579-1657) was a prominent Flemish Baroque painter, celebrated for his... 

  • Abraham Solomon

    Abraham Solomon (1823-1862) was a British painter. Solomon was the second son... 

  • Simeon Solomon

    Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) was a British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelites who... 

  • Henry Somm

    François Clément Sommier, best known as Henry Somm (1844-1907) was born in... 

  • George Soper

    George Soper (1870-1942) was an English illustrator and etcher whose work appears... 

  • Vernon Soper

    Vernon Lissenden Soper (1899-1945) was born on 23rd May 1899 in Fulham,... 

  • Joaquín Sorolla

    Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) was born in Valencia and emerged as one of... 

  • Joseph Southall

    Joseph Southall (1861-1944) was a distinguished British artist, celebrated primarily for his... 

  • Chaime Soutine

    Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943) was a French painter of Belarusian-Jewish origin of the... 

  • John Edward Sowerby

    John Edward Sowerby (1825-1870) was a British botanical illustrator and publisher born... 

  • August Specht - Natural History of Animals 1905 - Capuchin Monkeys

    August Specht (1849-1923) was a German natural history artist and painter. He... 

  • Friedrich Specht

    Friedrich Specht (1839-1909) was a German painter and natural history illustrator. Specht... 

  • Lily Martin Spencer

    Lilly Martin Spencer (1822-1902) was a distinguished American artist known predominantly for... 

  • John Roddam Spencer-Stanhope

    John Roddam Spencer-Stanhope (1829-1908) was an English artist associated with Edward Burne-Jones... 

  • Leon Spilliaert

    Léon Spilliaert (1881-1946) was a Belgian artist whose work occupies a unique... 

  • Carl Spitzweg

    Carl Spitzweg (1808-1885) was a prominent German painter and a key figure... 

  • Minnie Dibdin Spooner

    Winifred 'Minnie' Dibdin Spooner, née Davison (1867-1949) was a British artist and... 

  • Nicolas de Stael

    Nicolas de Staël (1914-1955) stands as one of the most distinctive figures... 

  • John Mix Stanley

    John Mix Stanley (1814-1872) was a significant American artist and explorer, best... 

  • Lilian Stannard

    Lilian Stannard RI (1877-1944) was an English illustrator and painter, primarily of... 

  • William Austin Starmer

    The brothers William Austin Starmer (1872-1955) and Frederick Waite Starmer (1878-1962) were... 

  • Jan Steen

    Jan Havickszoon Steen (c.1626-1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of... 

  • Philip Wilson Steer

    Philip Wilson Steer (1860-1942) was a distinguished British painter renowned for his... 

  • Theophile Steinlen

    Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923), was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and... 

  • Joseph Stella futurist painting of Brooklyn Bridge

    Joseph Stella (1877-1946), born Giuseppe Michele Stella, was an Italian-born American Futurist... 

  • Frederic Stephens by William Holman Hunt

    Frederic George Stephens (1827-1907) was a British art critic and a key... 

  • Virginia Sterrett

    Virginia Sterrett (1900-1931) was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1900. After her... 

  • Florine Stettheimer

    Florine Stettheimer (1871-1944) was a singular figure in American modernist painting, renowned... 

  • Stansmore Dean Stevenson

    Stansmore Richmond Leslie Dean Stevenson (1866-1944) was a Scottish artist known for... 

  • Allan Stewart

    Allan Stewart (1865-1951) was a Scottish painter who built his reputation on... 

  • Marie Spartali Stillman

    Marie Stillman, née Spartali (1844-1927), was a British painter of Greek descent.... 

  • Harold Mulready Stone

    Harold Mulready Stone (1879-1947) was a British artist, born in Sydenham, Kent,... 

  • Marcus Stone

    Marcus Clayton Stone RA (1840-1921) was an English painter. Stone was born... 

  • Arthur Claude Strachan

    Arthur Claude Strachan (1865-1954) was born on 15th March 1865 in Edinburgh,... 

  • William Strang

    William Strang RA (1859-1921) was a Scottish painter and printmaker, notable for... 

  • Philip Stretton

    Philip Eustace Stretton (1865-1919) was a British animal and sporting painter working... 

  • John Strudwick

    John Melhuish Strudwick (1849-1937) was a British Pre-Raphaelite painter. Strudwick, born in... 

  • Gilbert Stuart

    Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) was an eminent American portrait painter whose work has... 

  • George Stubbs

    George Stubbs (1724-1806) was a celebrated English painter, renowned for his exceptional... 

  • Franz Ritter von Stuck

    Franz Ritter von Stuck (1863-1928) was a prominent German painter, sculptor, architect,... 

  • George Studdy

    George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) was a British commercial artist, best remembered for... 

  • Suffrage

    Suffrage, commonly referred to as the right to vote, has played a... 

  • Edmund J. Sullivan

    Edmund Joseph Sullivan (1869-1933), usually known as E. J. Sullivan, was a... 

  • Thomas Sully

    Thomas Sully (1783-1872) was an American portrait painter of English birth, whose... 

  • Jindrich Styrsky

    Jindřich Štyrský (1899-1942) was a Czech Surrealist painter, poet, editor, photographer and... 

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