Is “Rough Cliff Study” in the public domain?

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

Where is “Rough Cliff Study” from?

It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

Can I use “Rough Cliff Study” 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.

“Rough Cliff Study” by William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905 (1890–1900) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

Rough Cliff Study

Q: Who created “Rough Cliff Study”?

William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905 (1890–1900).

William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

Title	Rough Cliff Study
Artist	William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905
Date	1890–1900 19th century
Medium	Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Classification	landscapes
Origin	USA USA
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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