Is “Fern” in the public domain?

Yes. “Fern” 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 “Fern” 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.

“Fern” by William Henry Fox Talbot (1852) 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).

Fern

Q: Who created “Fern”?

William Henry Fox Talbot (1852).

William Henry Fox Talbot

Title	Fern
Artist	William Henry Fox Talbot
Date	1852 19th century
Medium	photogravure
Classification	Photograph
Holding institution	National Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit line	Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Fern” is a work by William Henry Fox Talbot, dated 1852. It is executed in photogravure and classified as photograph. 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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