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Yes. “Waiting for Death” 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 “Waiting for Death” 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.

“Waiting for Death” by Thomas Bewick (1828) 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).

Waiting for Death

Thomas Bewick

Title	Waiting for Death
Artist	Thomas Bewick
Date	1828 19th century
Medium	wood engraving
Classification	Print
Holding institution	National Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit line	Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Waiting for Death” is a work by Thomas Bewick, dated 1828. It is executed in wood engraving 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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