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
Rama’s brothers Bharata and Shatrughna set out from Ayodhya to find Rama and Lakshmana in the forest to inform them of the death of their father Dasharatha, from Chapter 77 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)
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Krishna Vanquishing the Crane-Demon Bakasura
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Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso)
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Sacrificial Fire, from the "Tula Ram" Bhagavata Purana
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Birds and Flowers
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Augury of the crow (Vasakasajja Nayika)
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Portraits of Cho Hyun-myeong and Cho Jae-ho
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Cho Jae-ho from Punhyang Cho Family
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Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm
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The Heroine Who is Faithfully Loved: Madhya Svadhinapatika Nayika, from a Rasamanjari of Bhanudatta
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Scholar Playing a Qin
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Sindhu Raga
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Krishna summoning the cows
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Krishna Stealing Curds
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A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto); calligraphy of a quatrain (verso)
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Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto); Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso)
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Enthroned Rama and Sita receive homage from their monkey and bear Allies, from the Yuddha Kanda (Book of the War) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)
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Krishna Playing with the Gopis in the Yamuna
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Krishna Awaiting Radha
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Krishna being dressed in women’s clothes for the spring festival Holi
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Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting
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Radha's hair being dressed
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The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika
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Maharao Chattar Sal (reigned 1758–64) of Kota in a Palanquin
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The lovelorn heroine, from a Sat Sai of Bihari
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Pradyumna and Samvara fight with maces, from the "Large Basohli Bhagavata Purana"
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Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth, folio 18 (recto) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand
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Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be, folio 18 (verso) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand
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Raja with his beloved
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A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso)
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Royal lovers watching rain clouds: The month of Bhadon, from a Barahmasa
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A saddled horse
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Falcon
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Cremation of the demon Putana, from a Krishna-Lila
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Divine couple seated in a lotus blossom
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Husain Ali Khan Entertaining His Brothers (The Sayyid Brothers)
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A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants
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A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night (recto)
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Radha’s Confidante Brings Her to Krishna, based on poetry of Bihari (Indian, 1595–1663)
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Maharaja Abhai Singh of Marwar (reigned 1724–49), Equestrian, Watching Girls Swinging at the Teej Festival
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Palace women enjoy music by the side of a cascade
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A View of the Vestibule of Saint Mary at Rome
Georges Francois Blondel
Screen with Landscape (reverse)
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Portrait of Sardar Singh (Son of Savant Singh, 1730–68)
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A prince conversing with a woman while taking refreshments on a terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso)
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Princess smoking a hookah
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Shiva Seated on a Throne in a Landscape
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A heroine waiting for her lover: Vasakasajja Nayika, from the "Nurpur" Rasikapriya
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Friends of Krishna, folio 163 from a Bhakti Ratnavali of Vishnu Puri
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Hoopoe on a Citrus Tree Branch
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Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan
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Royal Elephant Ramkali with a Mahout
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Rama and Lakshmana slay the demon giant Viradha, from Chapters 2 through 4 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)
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A Ruler Seated on a Terrace Worshipping at a Shrine of Radha and Krishna
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Krishna Quells the Serpent Kaliya, from a Bhagavata Purana
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Noblewoman at a Jharokha Window Holding a Rose, from a Portraits of Women series
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A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants
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Patamanjari Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala
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Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710–34) Worshipping a Linga Under a Banyan Tree
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Still Life: Bouquet of Flowers Emerging from the Grass
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