Question 1

Is “The Lesson” in the public domain?

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

Question 2

Who created “The Lesson”?

Accepted Answer

William G. Campbell (1856).

Question 3

Where is “The Lesson” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

Question 4

Can I use “The Lesson” commercially for free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	The Lesson
Artist	William G. Campbell
Date	1856 19th century
Medium	Albumen silver print
Classification	Photographs
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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