Is “Samuel Johnson” in the public domain?

Yes. “Samuel Johnson” 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 “Samuel Johnson” 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.

“Samuel Johnson” by James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds (1770) 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).

Samuel Johnson

Q: Who created “Samuel Johnson”?

James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds (1770).

James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Title	Samuel Johnson
Artist	James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds
Date	1770 18th century
Medium	mezzotint
Classification	Print
Holding institution	National Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit line	Rosenwald Collection
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Samuel Johnson” is a work by James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds, dated 1770. It is executed in mezzotint 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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