18th century public domain art

Artworks created between 1701 and 1800, drawn from every collection indexed here. Free to download, with colour palettes and print sizes measured from each file.

Works in 18th century public domain art

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Pedro Antonio Fresquís, born 1749-died 1831

Silhouette of Martha Washington

Unidentified

Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell)

Edward Greene Malbone, born Newport, RI 1777-died Savannah, GA 1807

Sir Guy Carelton

Unidentified (British)

Le Duc de Liancourt

Charles Willson Peale, born Queen Anne's County, MD 1741-died Philadelphia, PA 1827

James Norris

Unidentified

Alexander Rose

Pierre Henri, born Paris, France ca. 1760-died NY 1822

Near Eastern Woman

Unidentified (Indian)

James Wilson

Jean Pierre Henri Elouis, French, born Caen, France 1755-died Caen, France 1840

Mrs. James Smith and Grandson

Charles Willson Peale, born Queen Anne's County, MD 1741-died Philadelphia, PA 1827

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale, born Chestertown, MD 1749-died Philadelphia, PA 1831

Captain Charles McKnight

Jacob Frymire, born Lancaster County, PA ca. 1765-died Hamilton Township, PA 1822

Augustus Fricke

Jean Pierre Henri Elouis, French, born Caen, France 1755-died Caen, France 1840

Rouen Cathedral

David Roberts, Scottish, born Stockbridge, Scotland 1796-died London, England 1864

Portrait of General Giles

Joseph Wright, born Bordentown, NJ 1756-died Philadelphia, PA 1793

George Washington

Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860

Philip Key

Unidentified Artist

Benjamin Harrison, Jr.

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Henry Benbridge, 20 Oct 1743 - 25 Jan 1812

Thomas Paine

Laurent Dabos, 1761 - 1835

Richard Henry Lee

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827

Matthew Pratt Self-Portrait

Matthew Pratt, 23 Sep 1734 - 9 Jan 1805

Richard Bache

John Hoppner, 1758 - 1810

Margaret Brown Stone

Robert Edge Pine, 1730 - 18 Nov 1788

George Washington

Unidentified Artist

Lydia Henchman Hancock

John Singleton Copley, 3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815

John Singleton Copley Self-Portrait

John Singleton Copley, 3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815

George Washington

Robert Edge Pine, 1730 - 18 Nov 1788

Peter Faneuil

John Smibert, 1688 - 1751

Joseph Galloway

Thomas Day, c. 1732 - c. 1807

John Rutledge

John Trumbull, 6 Jun 1756 - 10 Nov 1843

William Moultrie

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827

Benjamin Lay

William Williams, Sr., 1727 - 27 Apr 1791

Jonas Phillips

Unidentified Artist

Henry Laurens

John Singleton Copley, 3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815

Cyrus Hall McCormick

Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868

General John Bradstreet

Thomas McIlworth, active c. 1757 - 1770

Samuel Miles

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828

John Ewing

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827

John Jay

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828

David Rittenhouse

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827

Anne Catharine Hoof Green

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827

Joseph Warren

Unidentified Artist

Samuel Smith

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828

William Shirley

Thomas Hudson, 1701 - 26 Jan 1779

Samuel Griffin

Cosmo John Alexander, 1724 - 1772

Margaret Spear Smith

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828

John Paul Jones

Unidentified Artist

Patience Lovell Wright

Robert Edge Pine, 1730 - 18 Nov 1788

Francis Scott Key

Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860

Elizabeth Depeyster Peale

James Peale, 1749 - 24 May 1831

George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait)

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828

Henry Knox

Charles Peale Polk, 17 Mar 1767 - 6 May 1822

Benjamin Latrobe

Charles Frederick Von Breda, 16 Aug 1759 - 1 Dec 1818

Unidentified Man

Unidentified Artist

Horatio Gates

James Peale, 1749 - 24 May 1831

Robert King Carter

Unidentified Artist

John Witherspoon

Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860

Daniel Morgan

Unidentified Artist

Samuel Blodget

John Trumbull, 6 Jun 1756 - 10 Nov 1843