Fine Art

History Paintings

Browse free public domain history artworks, paintings, illustrations, and museum pieces.

This painting depicts the Battle of Isly, showcasing a dramatic historical scene.

African War – Battle of Isly won against the Moroccans (August 13, 1844)

Horace Vernet

Church in Stary Sącz by Szymon Buchbinder, oil painting depicting a serene village with delicate church spires.

Church in Stary Sącz

Szymon Buchbinder

A View of Rome from the Palatine, oil on canvas by Carl Ludwig Frommel

A View of Rome from the Palatine

Carl Ludwig Frommel

Gateway of an Old Fort, Benares by Lt. John Ritso, watercolor on paper

Gateway of an Old Fort, Benares

Lt. John Ritso

Oil painting by Henri Le Sidaner depicting a weathered village façade

Maison ancienne, Tréguier

Henri Le Sidaner

Dish of Chinese porcelain, crafted before 1613 by an unknown artist

Dish of Chinese porcelain from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Witte Leeuw

Unknown Artist

South East View of Compton Winyate, watercolor on paper by John Buckler

South East View of Compton Winyate, Warwickshire: belonging to the Marquis of Northampton

John Buckler

Engraving of silver bars from the wreck of the Slot ter Hooghe by Unknown Artist

Zilveren staven uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder Slot ter Hooghe

Unknown Artist

Interior scene with staircase and textured walls by Henri Berthaut, medium unknown

Maison nº27 rue du Jour, palier de l’escalier du premier étage

Henri Berthaut

Fragment bord from V.O.C. ship 'Witte Leeuw', paint by Unknown Artist

Fragment bord uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte Leeuw'

Unknown Artist

Marine scene featuring a ship with sails by George Thresher, 1810

U. S. Capturing the Macedonian

George Thresher

Urban landscape with cobblestones and figures, oil on canvas by Franz Xaver Habermann

Vue de la Rue du Roi, vers la porte de la Campagne a Boston

Franz Xaver Habermann

A castle with intricate stonework by Hendrik Frans de Cort, oil painting

A Castle

Hendrik Frans de Cort

Poughkeepsie Iron Works, oil on canvas by Johann Hermann Carmiencke depicting an industrial landscape.

Poughkeepsie Iron Works (Bech’s Furnace)

Johann Hermann Carmiencke

Interior of the chapel Sant Isidro in Venedig, oil on canvas by Ludwig Dittweiler

Blick in die Kapelle Sant Isidro in Venedig

Ludwig Dittweiler

Portrait of Henrietta Maria van Bourbon, queen of England, etching by Wenceslaus Hollar

Tronende Henrietta Maria van Bourbon, koningin van Engeland

Wenceslaus Hollar

Coats of arms of Scheurl and Tucher families, paper by Albrecht Dürer

Wapens van de families Scheurl en Tucher

Albrecht Dürer

Rolleboise, Le Village by Maximilien Luce, oil on canvas depicting quaint houses in a village landscape

Rolleboise, Le Village

Maximilien Luce

Etching by Jan Both depicting travelers and a mule on the Via Appia

Mannen en een muilezel bij de Via Appia

Jan Both

Sphinx Alley, temple of Amun-Re, oil painting by Jan Ciągliński

Sphinx Alley, temple of Amun-Re. From the journey to Egypt

Jan Ciągliński

Landscape featuring a fortress on Mönchsberg by Friedrich Loos, oil painting

Das Militärwachthaus und der Josefsturm auf dem Salzburger Mönchsberg

Friedrich Loos

Porcelain shards from VOC ship 'Witte Leeuw', medium bone, Unknown Artist

Porseleinen scherven uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte Leeuw'

Unknown Artist

Bord uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte Leeuw', bone, Unknown Artist

Bord uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte Leeuw'

Unknown Artist

Still life of bone shards by Unknown Artist

Scherven van borden uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte Leeuw'

Unknown Artist

Fragments of plates from the VOC ship Witte Leeuw, made of bone, Unknown Artist

Scherven van borden uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte Leeuw'

Unknown Artist

Delicate porcelain fragments, medium: bone, by Unknown Artist

Scherven van kraakporseleinen borden uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte Leeuw'

Unknown Artist

Ripon Minster by Edward Dayes, an architectural depiction featuring gothic arches and shadows.

Ripon Minster

Edward Dayes

Okoř Castle by Ľudovít Čordák, oil on canvas depicting ruins and nature.

Okoř Castle

Ľudovít Čordák

Interior of a church with stained glass, by Arthur-Joseph Gueniot, medium unknown

Intérieur de l’église Saint-François d’Assise

Arthur-Joseph Gueniot

Relief scene from the Eighty Years' War, albumen print by Willem Frederik Vinkenbos

Reliëf met scène uit de Tachtigjarige Oorlog [?]

Willem Frederik Vinkenbos

Marine scene with ships at sea, oil painting by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen, c. 1620-1625

The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588

Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen

Oil painting of the Escorial by Giuseppe Canella, showcasing architecture and landscape.

View of the Escorial

Giuseppe Canella

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek by John Singer Sargent, oil painting depicting ancient columns and ruins.

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek

John Singer Sargent

Relief depicting a historical scene from the Eighty Years' War by Willem Frederik Vinkenbos, albumen print.

Reliëf met scène uit de Tachtigjarige Oorlog

Willem Frederik Vinkenbos

Landscape with Ancient Ruins, oil on canvas by Abraham van Cuylenborch

Landscape with Ancient Ruins

Abraham van Cuylenborch

Ruins of Nowogródek Castle, oil on canvas by Wincenty Dmochowski

Ruins of the Nowogródek [Navahrudak] Castle

Wincenty Dmochowski

Statue in ruins, highlighting light and shadow, by Hubert Robert

The Statue

Hubert Robert

Kinderkruistocht by Monogrammist LIW, paper, children in contemplation with muted tones

Kinderkruistocht

Monogrammist LIW

Landscape of ruins with crumbled stone and sagging timbers by Edmund Marriner Gill

Cleghorn Mills in Ruins

Edmund Marriner Gill

Tynemouth Priory landscape by Winslow Homer, oil painting

Tynemouth Priory, England

Winslow Homer

Villa Medici in Rome, architecture by Thomas Jones, oil painting

Villa Medici, Rome

Thomas Jones

Watercolour by John Sell Cotman depicting the Citadel above Namur, Belgium

The Citadel above Namur, Belgium, from the River Sambre

John Sell Cotman

The Temple Of Denderah by John Singer Sargent, depicting ornate architecture with figures and warm light.

The Temple Of Denderah

John Singer Sargent

Engraving by Lucas van Leyden showing Marcus in a chaotic scene, 1518

De evangelist Marcus

Lucas van Leyden

Rhodes Memorial by Pieter Wenning, oil on canvas depicting solemn figures and a landscape.

Rhodes Memorial

Pieter Wenning

Schloß Ambras in Tirol by Edmund Höd, architecture, landscape, sunset, oil painting

Schloß Ambras in Tirol

Edmund Höd

Het Colosseum te Rome by Josephus Augustus Knip, depicting ruins under a vast sky.

Het Colosseum te Rome

Josephus Augustus Knip

Landscape of Jerusalem at dawn, oil painting by François Stroobant

Jérusalem vu de la montagne des oliviers

François Stroobant

Bronze sculpture of Charlemagne by Jean Misceslas Peske

Statue de Charlemagne, parvis de Notre-Dame

Jean Misceslas Peske

Ruïnes van de thermen van Caracalla etching by Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Ruïnes van de thermen van Caracalla

Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Rouen – Cathedrale Notre-Dame by Richard Parkes Bonington, oil painting depicting gothic architecture.

Rouen – Cathedrale Notre-Dame

Richard Parkes Bonington

Arkhangel’skii Sobor v Kremle by J. Daziaro, realism, depicting a historic cathedral

Arkhangel’skii Sobor v Kremle

J. Daziaro

The Belfry Of The Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery by Sergei Arsenevich Vinogradov, medium unknown.

The Belfry Of The Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery

Sergei Arsenevich Vinogradov

Temmangu shrine dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, ink on paper by Akamatsu Rinsaku

Temmangu shrine dedicated to Sugawara Michizane

Akamatsu Rinsaku

Temple Church by Samuel Ireland, an architectural piece showcasing intricate archways

Temple Church

Samuel Ireland

Oil on canvas by Edouard De Vigne depicting the Capuchin Monastery in Cava

The Capuchin Monastery in Cava (Salerno)

Edouard De Vigne

Ruins of Aberbrothwick at twilight, oil painting by David Roberts

Abdijruïne van Aberbrothwick bij avond

David Roberts

Fragments at Ephesus by Luigi Mayer, depicting ruins of a temple in an unknown medium.

Fragments at Ephesus

Luigi Mayer

Karnac by David Roberts, oil painting depicting ancient ruins and towering columns

Karnac [Karnak]. Nov. 29th, 1838.

David Roberts

The Orsini Castle, Bracciano, oil on canvas by Giovanni Battista Busiri

The Orsini Castle, Bracciano

Giovanni Battista Busiri

Figurative silk artwork by Qiu Ying featuring a woman and lotus

Legendary Beauties through the Ages

Qiu Ying

Rooftops of Paris in oil on canvas by Charles-Emile Cuisin

Toits de Paris

Charles-Emile Cuisin

Watercolour by William Alexander depicting ruins by the Pei-Ho River.

Remains of a Bridge at San-Sien-Wey on the Pei-Ho near Tong-Tcheou, August 15, 1793

William Alexander

Landscape featuring Mount Sinai and the Chapel of Elijah by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

The Top of Mount Sinai with the Chapel of Elijah

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

The Victualling Office, Plymouth by Nicholas Condy, oil painting depicting a maritime interior with shadows.

The Victualling Office, Plymouth

Nicholas Condy

Interior scene with antique cabinet and shadows, oil on panel by Franz Skarbina

Corner of an Antique Dealer's Shop

Franz Skarbina

Gothic woodwork by François Stroobant, Screen in St Peter’s church Louvain

Screen in St Peter’s church Louvain

François Stroobant

Granada (Alhambra) by Jan Ciągliński, oil painting depicting intricate architecture and light play.

Granada (Alhambra)

Jan Ciągliński

Castle of Ostia with mountains in the distance, oil painting by Isaac Weld

Castle of Ostia with Mountains in the Distance

Isaac Weld

Landscape with columns and countryside, oil painting by August Ahlborn

View into the Heyday of Greece

August Ahlborn

Woolwich Warren by Paul Sandby, landscape in oil depicting tranquil vistas and historical echoes.

Woolwich Warren

Paul Sandby

Kingsgate, Winchester by David Young Cameron, watercolor on paper, featuring an archway and sunlight.

Kingsgate, Winchester

David Young Cameron

Bird's-eye view engraving of Chateau de St. Germain en Laye by Alfred Brunet-Debaines

Chateau de St. Germain en Laye. Bird’s-eye view. Restoration began in 1682

Alfred Brunet-Debaines

Kirkstall Abbey from the N.W. by Thomas Girtin, watercolor on paper, depicting ruins and hills

Kirkstall Abbey from the N.W.

Thomas Girtin

Landscape with ancient ruins on Delos by Carl Rottmann, oil painting

Die Insel Delos

Carl Rottmann

Lateral view of the Typhonæum temple at Dendera, lithograph by David Roberts

Lateral view of the temple called the Typhonæum, at Dendera [Dandara].

David Roberts

The Church at Dixmude, architecture in ruins by David Roberts, 1863

The Church at Dixmude, West Flanders

David Roberts

Figurative work by Władysław Ślewiński, depicting a boy and a wall fragment, oil painting

Wall fragment and a boy

Władysław Ślewiński

Candlelight illuminating the chapel archways, architecture by Auguste-Sébastien Bénard, 1810

Crypte de la chapelle de l’hôpital Sainte Catherine, rue Saint-Denis, à l’angle de la rue des Lombards.

Auguste-Sébastien Bénard

Landscape with a bunker, oil painting by Dirk Vis

Bunker 50 m ten Zuiden van de Zeeweg, halverwege Bergen a.z. en de Fransman, later afgebroken

Dirk Vis

A View through Three Arches of the Third Storey of the Colosseum by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, unknown medium

A View through Three Arches of the Third Storey of the Colosseum

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

The Old Westover House by Edward Lamson Henry, oil on canvas, depicting a weathered house with greenery.

The Old Westover House

Edward Lamson Henry

Windsor Castle, April 1850 by E. J. Stanley, oil painting depicting a landscape with clouds and light.

Windsor Castle, April 1850

E. J. Stanley

Shards of porcelain from VOC ship 'Witte leeuw', bone medium, Unknown Artist

Scherven van een bord uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte leeuw'

Unknown Artist

A curious old bridge at Cavaillon, oil on canvas by Pierre Vignal, surrounded by nature and light.

A curious old bridge at Cavaillon

Pierre Vignal

Architecture of Nyby Bruk by Ferdinand Boberg, oil painting

Nyby Bruk

Ferdinand Boberg

Bolton Castle landscape by Peter DeWint, depicting ruins and nature in an unknown medium

Bolton Castle

Peter DeWint

Fresco Brand van Sodom by Fratelli Alinari, albumen print

Fotoreproductie van het fresco Brand van Sodom naar Benozzo Gozzoli in het Camposanto te Pisa, Italië

Fratelli Alinari

Historical scene depicting generals Maximo Gomez and Maceo, oil painting by F. Ybanez

Cargo de los generales Maximo Gomeuz y Maceo en Mall Timpo, Dec. 15, 1895

F. Ybanez

Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar depicting Lucas and Cornelis de Wael.

Portret van Lucas de Wael en Cornelis de Wael

Wenceslaus Hollar