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200 public-domain plates · 18th century to 21st century · 4722 attributed

200 works from the Smithsonian Open Access open-access programme, each explicitly placed in the public domain by the museum and stored here with its rights field and verbatim rights statement spanning the 18th century to 21st century. Free to download and reuse. Of these, 4722 carry a named artist or maker.

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