Question 1

Is “Chaos” in the public domain?

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

Question 2

Who created “Chaos”?

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Joshua Cristall (English, c. 1767-1847) (1805).

Question 3

Where is “Chaos” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Art Institute of Chicago and is free to reuse under CC0.

Question 4

Can I use “Chaos” 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	Chaos
Artist	Joshua Cristall (English, c. 1767-1847) or D. Metz (English)
Date	1805 19th century
Medium	Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (discolored), over graphite, on cream laid paper, laid down on blue laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Classification	pen and ink drawings
Origin	England England
Holding institution	Art Institute of Chicago
Credit line	The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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