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Is “Forging the Shaft” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Forging the Shaft” 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 “Forging the Shaft”?

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John Ferguson Weir (1874).

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Where is “Forging the Shaft” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Forging the Shaft” 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	Forging the Shaft
Artist	John Ferguson Weir
Date	1874 19th century
Classification	painting by John Ferguson Weir
Holding institution	Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Credit line	Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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