LOC's Public Domain Archive
The objects in this archive are from Library of Congress - the nation’s first established cultural institution and the largest library in the world, with millions of items including books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library provides Congress, the federal government and the American people with a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge to inform, inspire and engage them and support their intellectual and creative endeavors.
Disclaimer: A work of the Library of Congress is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the Library of Congress, https://www.picryl.com
![[The artist in his museum] - Public domain portrait painting](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWFydGlzdC1pbi1oaXMtbXVzZXVtLTEwMjQuanBn/320/404/jpg "[The artist in his museum] - Public domain portrait painting")
![[Detroit Museum of Art]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvZGV0cm9pdC1tdXNldW0tb2YtYXJ0LTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Detroit Museum of Art]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
![[Artist painting portrait of unidentified man]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMDEvMDEvYXJ0aXN0LXBhaW50aW5nLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLXVuaWRlbnRpZmllZC1tYW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Artist painting portrait of unidentified man]")
![[New York City - Metropolitan Museum of Art]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvbmV3LXlvcmstY2l0eS1tZXRyb3BvbGl0YW4tbXVzZXVtLW9mLWFydC02NDAuanBn/40/23/webp "[New York City - Metropolitan Museum of Art]")
![[Copy of bust portrait painting of man]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvY29weS1vZi1idXN0LXBvcnRyYWl0LXBhaW50aW5nLW9mLW1hbi02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "[Copy of bust portrait painting of man]")
![[Self-portrait of the artist] - Public domain portrait drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDEvMDEvMDEvc2VsZi1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi10aGUtYXJ0aXN0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/60/webp "[Self-portrait of the artist] - Public domain portrait drawing")
![[A class visiting the Art Gallery]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTkvMDEvMDEvYS1jbGFzcy12aXNpdGluZy10aGUtYXJ0LWdhbGxlcnktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[A class visiting the Art Gallery]")
