Is “Captain John Smith” in the public domain?

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

Can I use “Captain John Smith” commercially for free?

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

“Captain John Smith” by Simon de Passe is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of National Gallery of Art (Washington).

Captain John Smith

Simon de Passe

Title	Captain John Smith
Artist	Simon de Passe
Medium	engraving
Classification	Print
Holding institution	National Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit line	Rosenwald Collection
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Captain John Smith” is a work by Simon de Passe. It is executed in engraving and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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