Is “The Letter” in the public domain?

Yes. “The Letter” 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 “The Letter” 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.

“The Letter” by Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes (c. 1850) 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).

The Letter

Q: Who created “The Letter”?

Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes (c. 1850).

Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes

Title	The Letter
Artist	Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes
Date	c. 1850 19th century
Medium	daguerreotype
Classification	Photograph
Holding institution	National Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit line	Patrons' Permanent Fund
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“The Letter” is a work by Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes, dated c. 1850. It is executed in daguerreotype and classified as photograph. 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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