20,095 Free Images of Public Art

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Guttulated Larbus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Red Mackerel illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Antique plant Pohutukawa - Metrosideros Tomentosa drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Antique plant Kaikomako - Pennantia corymbosa drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Vintage 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.

291. Arctic Hawk Gull (Lestris buffoni) 292. Pomarine Hawk Gull (Lestris pomarinus) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

1. Beautiful Diplopterus (Diplopterus pulcher); 2. Smooth-headed Tetraodon (Tetraodon leiopleura) 3. Chedra Carp (Cyprinus Chedra) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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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).

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

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

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Naked woman posing sensually, vintage erotic art. Study of a Nude by Auguste Rodin. Original from The Yale University Art Gallery. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Potted plant (1824) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Cattleya granulosa var schofieldiana from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Paradise crow, female from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

Baska Terrapin (Emys Baska) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by Published John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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

Scabious-like cosmos from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Iris Madonna from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Polypodium Inaequale from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph LoweEdward Joseph Lowe.

Neo-Grec pattern from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist (1892) by G.A Audsley and M.A. Audsley. Digitally enhanced from our own original first edition of the publication.

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Greek pattern from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist (1892) by G.A Audsley and M.A. Audsley. Digitally enhanced from our own original first edition of the publication.

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Greek pattern from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist (1892) by G.A Audsley and M.A. Audsley. Digitally enhanced from our own original first edition of the publication.

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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.

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

Antique plant Beilschmiedia Taiaire Tawa drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Antique plant Coprosma australis - Kanono drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Dendrobium formosum from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Tremulous holothuria seaslug illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Antique plant Dianella intermedia Ink plant drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

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

Myroxylon peruiferum illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Apple Twig (Malus Domestica) (1905) by Ellen Isham Schutt.

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Red holocentrus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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

Putti beoefenen de schilderkunst en beeldhouwkunst (ca. 1736–1779) by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel.

Twee zwemmende eenden (1878–1909) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Kerstkaart met tien ganzen (1890) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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

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Memorial to Leonid Kreutzer - Tokyo University of the Arts - DSC08873

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Armor, Japan, probably 19th century, iron, leather, silk, etc. - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09243

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

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

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

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Wall hanging, leather - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC07999

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

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Naked woman posing sensually, vintage erotic art. Nude Reclining by Otto Mueller. Original from The Yale University Art Gallery. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Chrysanthemum, Garden hand-colored collotype from Some Japanese Flowers (1896) by Kazumasa Ogawa.

Portret van Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (1785) by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel.

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Sprat chromolithograph (1878) by Samuel Kilbourne.

Cherries (Prunus Avium) (1916) by Mary Daisy Arnold.

Temple of Wady Sabua Nubia illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

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Tombs of the Khalifs (Caliphs) Cairo illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

Siphonophorae–Staatsquallen from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel.

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

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Bug art - Snowshill Manor - Gloucestershire, England - DSC09576

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

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

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Summer Breeze by Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1904, oil on canvas - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07554

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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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Box in chrysanthemum shape, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, lacquer - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09541

Earplugs, Chimu, Chan-Chan, c. 900-1200 AD, gold, turquoise - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC09203

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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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Hanging Woodcock by George Cope, 1897, oil on canvas - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01971

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

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Joan Ferrer Miró - Public Exhibition of a Picture - Google Art Project

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137. The White-crowned Sparrow (Fringilla graminea) 138. The Snowbird (Struthus hyemalis) 139. The White-crowned Sparrow (Fringilla leucophrys) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

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

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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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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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Flagellata–Geiklinge from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel.

Kangaroo from Adventures of a Gold-Digger (1856) published by John Sherer.

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Part of the hall of columns at Karnak Thebes illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

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Grasshopper (1918) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924).

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Oncidium lanceanum from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Cattleya warscewiczii from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Miltonia phalænopsis from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

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Saccolabium cœleste from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Vanda sanderiana from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Vanda ccerulea from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Antique plant Caltha novae Zelandia drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Illustration of running hounds from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

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Cougar (Felis concolor) from the viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1845) illustrated by John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862).

Antique plant Puriri - Vitex lucens drawn by Sarah Featon (1848–1927).

Convolvulus Pink Mayflower from Poets in the Garden published by T. Fisher Unwin (1886).

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

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

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

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

Luxor city on the east bank of the Nile River in southern Egypt illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

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Hollyhock, Alcea rosea (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Yellow lily, Lilium (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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

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

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Carnation, Dianthus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Bald tree (1919) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924).

Eryx and the Red-tailed boa 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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