History Paintings

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

Colonial Graveyard at Lexington by Childe Hassam, Impressionism

Colonial Graveyard at Lexington

Childe Hassam

Landscape featuring cobblestones and shadows, oil painting by Willem Adrianus Grondhout

Brussel

Willem Adrianus Grondhout

Portrait of Count of Rosenburg, metal medium by Willem Bartel van der Kooi

Adriaen Pieter Twent (1745-1816), Count of Rosenburg, Minister of Inland Waters, Minister of the Interior and Chamberlain to King Louis Napoleon

Willem Bartel van der Kooi

Old houses in Tórshavn by Niels Bjerre, medium unknown

Old houses in Tórshavn

Niels Bjerre

Clare College, Cambridge by George-Haydock Dodgson, features a tranquil river and serene architecture.

Clare College, Cambridge

George-Haydock Dodgson

The Pont Neuf by Thomas Shotter Boys, genre scene, oil painting

The Pont Neuf

Thomas Shotter Boys

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel by Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale, unknown medium

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel

Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale

Marine scene featuring a ship from the Dutch Golden Age, crafted in bone by Unknown Artist.

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

Unknown Artist

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

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

Unknown Artist

Ceramic plate from V.O.C. ship 'Witte Leeuw' by Unknown Artist

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

Unknown Artist

Valaisan Church by Aloys Hugonnet, oil on canvas, depicting a rural chapel with stained glass light.

Valaisan Church

Aloys Hugonnet

Realism oil painting by Jan Rubczak depicting the Church of Saint Mary with light and shadow.

Widok na kościół Mariacki od wschodu

Jan Rubczak

United States Steamer Kearsage leaving Boston Harbor, oil on canvas by Xanthus Russell Smith

United States Steamer Kearsage Leaving Boston Harbor

Xanthus Russell Smith

Oil painting by Thomas Stothard depicting Harlech castle and serene landscape.

Harlech

Thomas Stothard

Old St. Etienne by David Young Cameron, oil painting of a cathedral illuminated by light.

Old St. Etienne

David Young Cameron

Architecture of the Forbidden City in Beijing by Erich Kips, medium unknown

In the Forbidden City in Beijing

Erich Kips

Interior of Hall at Ockwells Manor-House, oil on canvas by Charles Knight

Hall at Ockwells Manor-House

Charles Knight

Boerenwoning by Etienne Bosch, oil on canvas depicting a rural farmhouse in golden light.

Boerenwoning

Etienne Bosch

The Barbican by Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs, modernism, architecture

The Barbican

Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs

Conway Castle by Edward Dayes, oil painting depicting a twilight landscape with majestic towers.

Conway Castle, Caernarvonshire

Edward Dayes

Interior scene featuring a vaulted hall and smoking altar by Luigi Tasca

A Monumental Vaulted Hall with a Smoking Altar

Luigi Tasca

Windsor Castle From The Thames by William Parrott, oil painting depicting a sunset over the river.

Windsor Castle From The Thames

William Parrott

Marine scene with ships after a naval battle, oil on canvas by Henri Durand-Brager

Le Lendemain de Trafalgar

Henri Durand-Brager

The Monument to Philopappos, architecture by Giovanni Battista Lusieri

The Monument to Philopappos, Athens

Giovanni Battista Lusieri

Fragment bord from V.O.C. ship 'Witte Leeuw', bone medium, Unknown Artist

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

Unknown Artist

Textile fragment made of silk by Unknown Artist, featuring intricate patterns and vibrant colors.

Fragment textiel

Unknown Artist

Interior of the Great Temple at Paestum, watercolor on paper by Isaac Weld

Interior of the Great Temple at Paestum

Isaac Weld

The Old House by Kerr Eby, realism, depicts a dilapidated house under a gnarled tree.

The Old House

Kerr Eby

Portrait of a young prince in oil on canvas by Nicholas Dixon

Portrait of James II as Prince of Wales (1633–1701)

Nicholas Dixon

Sunken Road by Frans Keelhoff, oil painting depicting a winding road through nature.

Sunken Road

Frans Keelhoff

Landscape of Italian countryside with aqueducts, oil painting by Eduard Wilhelm Pose

Italienische Campagna mit Aquädukten links

Eduard Wilhelm Pose

Saint Albans Abbey ruins, oil painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner

Saint Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Bronze sculpture titled Spiegel by Unknown Artist depicting reflection and history.

Spiegel

Unknown Artist

Sanctuary of the Temple of Aboo-Simbel, oil painting by David Roberts

Sanctuary of the Temple of Aboo-Simbel, Nubia.

David Roberts

Sculptuur van Damoxenos by James Anderson, albumen print showing intricate sculpture details.

Sculptuur van Damoxenos, Vaticaan

James Anderson

Fleet of boats on the river with a distant skyline, by Harden Sidney Melville, 1850

The Fleet of the City Steam Boats Passing in Review Order off Chalsea on the London Annual Commemoration

Harden Sidney Melville

The Harbour of Sebastopol by Gaspard Le Marchant Tupper, oil on canvas depicting a serene marine landscape.

The Harbour of Sebastopol

Gaspard Le Marchant Tupper

Burgruine by Carl Julius von Leypold, oil on canvas depicting a castle in a landscape.

Burgruine

Carl Julius von Leypold

Historical work on paper by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen featuring a scholar on a platform

Adres van de drukker

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

Bastion 49 by Maxime Lalanne, depicting a stone façade with light and texture, realism style

Bastion 49

Maxime Lalanne

Oil on canvas by Jean Baptiste Edmond Allouard depicting château ruins at dusk.

Le château de Saint-Cloud en ruines ; la salle des gardes

Jean Baptiste Edmond Allouard

Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, oil on canvas by Pieter Neeffs the younger

Interior of Antwerp Cathedral

Pieter Neeffs the younger

Sphinx by the Moonlight, oil painting by Jan Ciągliński, featuring the ancient monument under moonlight.

Sphinx by the moonlight. From the journey to Egypt

Jan Ciągliński

Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, oil painting

Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Le Parthénon après l’orage by Ivan Fedorovitch Choultse, oil painting depicting the Parthenon in a stormy landscape.

Le Parthénon après l’orage

Ivan Fedorovitch Choultse

Ruins of a castle against a stormy sky, oil painting by Andrzej Zygmunt Oleś

Wiśnicz – Zamek

Andrzej Zygmunt Oleś

A view of Warwick Castle, oil on canvas by William Westall, featuring towers and a dramatic landscape.

A view of Warwick Castle

William Westall

Bone fragments from the Witte Leeuw ship by Unknown Artist

Scherven van een bord of kom uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte Leeuw'

Unknown Artist

Palatijnsche ruïne in Rome by Etienne Bosch, oil painting depicting ancient ruins.

Palatijnsche ruïne in Rome

Etienne Bosch

Historical silk artwork by Chinese featuring intricate characters.

Imperial Edict

Chinese

Berry Pomeroy Castle landscape by Francis Towne, oil painting depicting ruins and nature.

Berry Pomeroy Castle in the County of Devon

Francis Towne

Gothic architecture of Notre-Dame by Henri-Eugène Callot, 1900

Notre-Dame

Henri-Eugène Callot

Oil painting by Franz Alt depicting the Portico di Ottavia with market stalls.

Rom Portico di Ottavia mit dem alten Fischmarkt

Franz Alt

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

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

Unknown Artist

Fresco by Tieleman Cato Bruining depicting the East Wall of the Oranjezaal

East Wall of the Oranjezaal, Huis ten Bosch, The Hague

Tieleman Cato Bruining

Landscape of Medieval Town by Adolf Gustav Thamm, oil on canvas

Medieval town

Adolf Gustav Thamm

Le passage Charlemagne by Emmanuel Lansyer, oil on canvas depicting a stone passageway with light.

Le passage Charlemagne

Emmanuel Lansyer

Ruins between Ramah and Jerusalem by Luigi Mayer, depicting a landscape with ruins and greenery, unknown medium.

Ruins between Ramah and Jerusalem

Luigi Mayer

Landscape oil painting by Edward Tyck depicting the old inn ‘De Dikke Mee’

Ingelijst schilderij met voorstelling van de oude herberg ‘De Dikke Mee’

Edward Tyck

Bronze monument Burschenschaftsdenkmal by Friedrich Fennel

Burschenschaftsdenkmal

Friedrich Fennel

Landscape oil painting of Pompeii, Italy by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pompeii, Italy

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Neoclassicism oil painting by Hubert Robert depicting ancient ruins and columns under warm light.

Le Temple antique

Hubert Robert

Ancient monument surrounded by nature by Otto Howen, unknown medium

Een antiek monument in de omgeving van Taragone

Otto Howen

Landscape with hills and trees, ink on paper by Negoro Raizan

To the side of Hanzōmon gate

Negoro Raizan

Historical scene depicting the arrival of Napoleon in 1803, oil painting by Mattheus Ignatius van Bree.

Studie voor het schilderij ‘Intrede van de 1ste consul Napoleon te Antwerpen in 1803’

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree

Landscape oil painting of a manor by Marie Collart-Henrotin

Manor in Brabant

Marie Collart-Henrotin

Landscape with ruins and gentle light, oil painting by Alfred Ost

Ypres Remember

Alfred Ost

This painting depicts a naval battle scene with dramatic colors and dynamic figures.

Tegetthoff in der Seeschlacht bei Lissa I

Anton Romako

Historical scene depicting the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, oil painting by Alfred Sharpe

Where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed

Alfred Sharpe

Engraving by Kerr Eby depicting Boston Stump with a solitary tower against a muted sky.

Boston Stump

Kerr Eby

Old Bell-Tower by Jan Bohuszewicz, oil on canvas depicting a historic bell-tower illuminated by warm light.

Old bell-tower

Jan Bohuszewicz

East London lithograph by Joseph Pennell depicting a weathered street with cobblestones

East London

Joseph Pennell

Lwów – Cerkiew Wołoska by Wiktoria Goryńska, medium unknown

Lwów – Cerkiew Wołoska

Wiktoria Goryńska

The Nelson Column, Modernism by Joseph Pennell, featuring a towering monument and swirling clouds.

The Nelson Column

Joseph Pennell

A painting depicting U.S. Marines in action.

U.S. Marines

Joseph Christian Leyendecker

The Gevangenisbrug by Piet Verhaert, realism, depicting a bridge against a muted sky with intricate light and shadow.

The Gevangenisbrug

Piet Verhaert

The Chapel, Dirleton Castle, Scotland by Daniel Wilson, oil painting depicting stone arches and stained glass.

The Chapel, Dirleton Castle, Scotland

Unknown Artist

Roskilde Cathedra by Johann Karl Schultz, bronze sculpture with intricate details and rich textures.

Roskilde Cathedra

Johann Karl Schultz

Baths of Caracalla, Rome by Cass Gilbert, oil painting depicting ancient ruins against a vibrant sky.

Baths of Caracalla, Rome

Cass Gilbert

De ruïne van Brederode by Willem Wenckebach, oil on canvas depicting a castle in decay

De ruïne van Brederode

Willem Wenckebach

Carpineti castle near Canossa by Hermann Lismann, oil painting depicting a castle against a muted sky.

Carpineti castle near Canossa

Hermann Lismann

Victorian architecture of Oxford Arms tavern by Edwin Edwards, oil painting, 1871

Oxford Arms, Warwick Lane

Edwin Edwards

Roman courtyard scene by Charles Lefebvre, medium unknown

Roman courtyard

Charles Lefebvre

Victorian architecture of Shakespeare's birthplace by A.C. Wyatt

Shakespeare’s birthplace

A.C. Wyatt

Ruins on Pir Pahar, near Monghy, Bihar by William Daniell, oil painting depicting crumbling structures and lush greenery.

Ruins on Pir Pahar, near Monghy, Bihar

William Daniell

Interior scene of Leather Fullers Hall by Samuel Ireland, featuring warm light and an inviting doorway.

Leather Fullers Hall

Samuel Ireland

Oil painting by Ernest Peixotto depicting a sword and plaque, evoking historical reflection.

West Point Revolutionary Relics

Ernest Peixotto

Landscape featuring ruins and nature by Johann Caspar Rahn, oil painting

Umgebung der Ruine Habsburg

Johann Caspar Rahn

Interior of the Colosseum, Rome by William Pars, oil painting showcasing ancient stonework

Interior Of The Colosseum, Rome

William Pars

Historical scene of Place de la Bastille en 1841 by Fédor Hoffbauer, oil painting.

Place de la Bastille en 1841

Fédor Hoffbauer