Copyright & Image Licensing
Reproducing our images
If you are interested in reproducing one of our artworks you first need to determine whether you require a non-commercial use (personal use) or commercial use license.
You can now download many images of our artworks from our website, for personal (non-commercial) use free of charge. We offer two non-commercial use licenses which are described in the below table.
Non-commercial: Lower resolution "share" image |
On artwork record pages, images of artworks are available at a resolution of 600 pixels width. You can download a version of this image from the record page by right-clicking the image and selecting Save As. The image saved contains a banner at the bottom of the artwork information and its copyright holder. 
When reproducing please credit the collection image with the following: National Galleries of Scotland collection. Photo, National Galleries of Scotland. This allows the image to be identified as part of the National Galleries of Scotland collection. |
Non-commercial: Higher resolution "download" image |
We also provide higher resolution images to download of copyright expired works and works where the copyright holder has agreed to allow this. If the image is available, the download button will be enabled:
You will need to create a free user account for the National Galleries of Scotland website before you can download these images. These images are made available under a Personal, non-commercial use agreement between the user and National Galleries Scotland. National Galleries of Scotland define the following uses of National Galleries of Scotland imagery and text as non-commercial activity:
There are, of course, the statutory exceptions to copyright that may also apply in certain situations. It is the user’s responsibility to satisfy themselves that an exception (such as fair dealing criticism and review, quotation, or reporting a current event) applies. Users should credit the image with artist name, title of work, National Galleries of Scotland, and link back to the artwork page on this website. |
Commercial use |
If the above licenses do not cover your non-commercial use requirements or if you require a commercial license, please use the webform below to tell us your requirements. The National Galleries of Scotland define commercial use as where use of the content will work towards a commercial advantage or monetary gain – making a profit or covering costs. As well as obvious commercial activities such as merchandise production, publications that are sold, advertisements and commercial promotions in films and on TV, the following uses of National Galleries of Scotland images are regarded as commercial activities:
Under charity law, conflicts can arise when one charity is seen as assisting another. Therefore National Galleries of Scotland needs to treat other charities (and their trading arms) as if they were “commercial” organisations. |
Image reproduction application form
Please fill in the below form to apply for commercial use of our images as well as non-commercial use not covered by our personal use license agreement.
If your request contains mulitple uses please add these uses to the comments field in order for a quote for image use to be made.
Collection image licensing
Include our Collection images as part of your own range and help to support the work of Scotland's National Art Collection.
We currently have a growing number of licenses in the UK covering greeting cards, stationery, art gifts and homeware, to working in an ethical and sustainable way and are excited by the quality of images and the vision of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Work with us to expand a range with images from an impressive Scottish and decorative art collection.
Copyright & Image Licensing
Image Licensing
National Galleries of Scotland Collection image reproduction.
+44 (0)131 624 6258
imagelicensing@nationalgalleries.org
Copyright
Copyright information and advice
+44 (0)131 624 6241