Is “Moonlight on a River” in the public domain?

Yes. “Moonlight on a River” 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 “Moonlight on a River” 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.

“Moonlight on a River” by Frank Short, after Joseph Mallord William Turner (1896) 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).

Moonlight on a River

Q: Who created “Moonlight on a River”?

Frank Short, after Joseph Mallord William Turner (1896).

Frank Short, after Joseph Mallord William Turner

Title	Moonlight on a River
Artist	Frank Short, after Joseph Mallord William Turner
Date	1896 19th century
Medium	mezzotint in black
Classification	Print
Holding institution	National Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit line	Rosenwald Collection
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Moonlight on a River” is a work by Frank Short, after Joseph Mallord William Turner, dated 1896. It is executed in mezzotint in black 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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