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Is “Thomas Paine” in the public domain?

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

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Who created “Thomas Paine”?

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James Watson, c. 1740 - 1790 (1783).

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Where is “Thomas Paine” from?

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

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Can I use “Thomas Paine” commercially for free?

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

Title	Thomas Paine
Artist	James Watson, c. 1740 - 1790
Date	1783 18th century
Medium	Mezzotint on paper
Classification	Print
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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