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Is “Benjamin Franklin” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Benjamin Franklin” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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Who created “Benjamin Franklin”?

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Justus Chevillet (French, 1729–1802) (1779).

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Where is “Benjamin Franklin” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Benjamin Franklin” commercially for free?

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Benjamin Franklin
Artist	Justus Chevillet (French, 1729–1802)
Date	1779 18th century
Medium	engraving
Classification	Print
Origin	France France
Holding institution	The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit line	Benjamin Franklin, 1779. Justus Chevillet (French, 1729–1802), Published in Journal de Paris, 7 July 1779 and in the Gazette de France, 16 July 1779, after Jean Claude Thomas Duplessis (French, 1783). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.884
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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