8,882 Free Artworks of Antique Engraving

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Stonehenge from the north from Our own country. Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial published by Cassell & Co. (1885).

Wheel barometer from The Colliery Manager's Handbook... Fourth Edition, Revised And Enlarged published by Crosby Lockwood & Son (1898).

machinery vintage

Little Paulina, Christmas in Russia (1906) by Anna Robinson and Mary Cowden Clarke.

christmas winter

Lever pattern with wheels and pulley from Articles On The Geology Of North America And Other Subjects, Reprinted From Various Periodicals (1895).

patterns vintage

Vintage European style camel engraving from Woodland Romances; or, Fables and Fancies by Clara L. MateìAux (1877).

Vintage European style mouse engraving from Messia by Ll.D. Samuel Johnson (1709–1784).

Black eagle from Travels and adventures in Southern Africa (1827) published by George Thompson.

Kangaroo and kangaroo rat from Adventures of a Gold-Digger (1856) published by John Sherer.

line art animals

Muskox from Amerika. Eine allgemeine Landeskunde (1894) published by Wilhelm Sievers.

line art animals

Cape Northumberland, South Australia from Circular relating to Lighthouses, Lightships, Buoys, and Beacons (1863) published by Alexander Gordon.

Dog from Kenneth McAlpine, A Tale Of Mountain, Moorland, And Sea published by S.W Partridge & Co. (1885).

Vintage European Vintage European style engraving featuring horse racing with jockeys by Charles Simon Pascal Soullier (1861).

Compass from Man... Fifth Edition. Passed by and Partially Reworked By K.van Geijerstam. With... Drawings (1889) published by Nils Lilja.

nautical travel

Buck deer from Portuguese Expedition To Muatianvua. Ethnographie And Traditional History Of The People Of The Lunda ... edited by H. Casanova (1890).

animals running

The robe of the promise illustration from Milton: a Poem, To Justify the Ways of God to Men by William Blake (1752-1827).

mythology vintage

Scandinavian elk from 'A Summer in Norway ... Also, an Account of the Red-Deer, Reindeer and Elk (1875) published by John Dean Caton.

The Australian cricket player from Un-Natural History Not Taught In Bored Schools, etc published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (1883).

Binocular from Our Silver Streak or the Yachtsman's Guide From Harwich to Scilly published by Norie & Wilson (1892).

adventure travel

Little boy from Sunshine And Sea. A Yachting Visit To The Channel Islands And Coast Of Brittany published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. (1885).

Lever pattern with wheels and pulley from Articles On The Geology Of North America And Other Subjects, Reprinted From Various Periodicals (1895).

Whale from The Earth, Tricone Of Universal Geography For G. Marinelli And Other Italian Scientists, Etc (1898).

Horse carriage from Aris-Nine, Or Dream And Reality. Great Phantasmagoria (1861) published by Charles Simon Pascal Soullier.

Mining tools set from Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel (1876) published by William Barry Lord.

Engraving from 'Scene e machine preparate alle nozze di Teti Balletto reale' – INHA NUM 4 RES 1152 vue 37 Act III 3

hercules (heracles) in post-antique art marriage of peleus and thetis

Johann-Gottlieb-Siegel-Corpus-juris-cambialis MG 0969

caduceus iustitia

Putto met een schild met het wapen van Witsen (1765) by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel.

renaissance angel

Flamingos from Voyages Dans les Deux Océans Atlantique et Pacifique (1844) published by Eugène Delessert.

Kitchenware from Portuguese Expedition to Muatianvua Ethnographia and Traditional History of the People of Lunda... Edition Illustrated by H. Casanova (1890).

Two men from Mr.Grant Allen's New Story Michael's Crag With Marginal Illustrations in Silhouette, etc published by Leadenhall Press (1893).

Vintage European style camel engraving from Woodland Romances; or, Fables and Fancies by Clara L. MateìAux (1877).

Gentleman silhouette from Mr.Grant Allen's New Story Michael's Crag With Marginal Illustrations in Silhouette, etc published by Leadenhall Press (1893).

walking antique

Wild European reindeer from A Summer in Norway ... Also, an Account of the Red-Deer, Reindeer and Elk (1875) published by John Dean Caton.

reindeer animals

Goat from Portuguese Expedition To Muatianvua. Ethnographie And Traditional History Of The People Of The Lunda ... edited by H. Casanova (1890).

agriculture animals

Vintage frame from Real Sailor-Songs. Collected And Edited By J. Ashton. Two Hundred Illustrations published by Leadenhall Press (1891).

ornament wedding

Parade brass musician from The Z.Z.G or Zig Zag Guide Round And About The Bold And Beautiful Kentish Coast... Illustrated by Philip William May (1897).

Black eagle from Travels and adventures in Southern Africa (1827) published by George Thompson.

Vintage street lamp from History and Commerce of Rochester. Illustrated published by A.F. Parsons Publishing Co. (1894).

architecture art

Crowned crane from Adventures in the far interior of South Africa; including a journey to Lake Ngami, and rambles in Honduras. To which is appended a short treatise on the best mode of skinning and preserving Birds, Animals (1866) published by J Leyland.

Point arenas. Wood. South America from Circular relating to Lighthouses, Lightships, Buoys, and Beacons (1863) published by Alexander Gordon.

architecture ocean

Aquatic creature from Real Sailor-Songs. Collected and Edited by J. Ashton. Two Hundred Illustrations published by Leadenhall Press (1891).

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae- Wild Animals, from antique wall paintings, plate 3 MET DP870555

engravings in the metropolitan museum of art rogers fund

Vintage guitar muscian from Paris-Neuf, Or Dream And Reality. Great Phantasmagoria, Etc published by Bradbury & Evans (1858).

Petrus-Pappus-Corpus-juris-militaris MG 1077

scales in art iustitia

Gentleman from London. A Complete Guide To The Leading Hotels, Places Of Amusement... Also A Directory... Of First-Class Reliable Houses in the Various Branches of Trade published by Henry Herbert (1872).

Vintage lady silhouette from Mr.Grant Allen's New Story Michael's Crag With Marginal Illustrations in Silhouette, etc published by Leadenhall Press (1893).

Domestic cat from Aileen Aroon, A Memoir Of A Dog. With Other Tales Of Faith Friends And Favourites, Sketched From The Life published by Bradbury & Evans (1858).

Fish from Manual Of Geology, Treating Of The Principles Of The Science With Special Reference To American Geological History... Revised Edition published by American Book Co. (1895).

Portable steam engines design from the book Pawson and Brailsford’s Illustrated Guide to Sheffield and Neighbourhood, etc published by Trübner & Cie (1862).

Moose from The Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, or notes on the Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of that Country (1866) published by William Ross King.

line art animals

Group of ancient Roman vases from the western coast from Scenery, Science, And Art, Being Extracts From The Note Book Of A Geologist And Mining Engineer published by John Van Voorst (1854).

The Governor Moore, at the end of the fight from Battles And Leaders Of The Civil War, Being For The Most Part Contributions By Union And Confederate Officers, Based Upon The Century War Series (1887).

Fish from Manual Of Geology, Treating Of The Principles Of The Science With Special Reference To American Geological History... Revised Edition published by American Book Co. (1895).

The History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1774), a rare antique handcolored tableau of two parakeets. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Vintage European style dog engraving by Philozoia, or, Moral reflections on the actual condition of the animal kingdom, and on the means of improving the same by Thomas Ignatius M. Forster (1839).

Begonia Daedalea engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background patterns

Group of ancient Roman vases from the western coast from Scenery, Science, And Art, Being Extracts From The Note Book Of A Geologist And Mining Engineer published by John Van Voorst (1854).

Aralia veitchii engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background ornament

Jacobite broadside - Holy Rood Palace

images from national library of scotland holyrood palace

Rear side of man on a horseback from The Z.Z.G or Zig Zag Guide Round And About The Bold And Beautiful Kentish Coast... Illustrated by Philip William May (1897).

activities animals

Cineraria Maritima Fairbairnanum engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background botany

People waiting for The Beach Pneumatic Transit engraving from Rapid Transit Comes to the Bronx: How It Helped in the Development, Growth and Prosperity of the Borough by Gregory J. Christiano (1867).

Croton interuptum engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background botany

Terminalia elegans engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background antique

Eranthemum Sanguinolentum engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

illustration plants

Pistols engraved and inlaid with Damascene work by Zuloaga of Madrid from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

Dwarf Copperleaf (Alternanthera Sessilis) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background tree

Teleinthera Ficoidea engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background vintage

Jacobs Coat (Acalypha Tricolor) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background antique

Begonia Falcifolia engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

Variegated Geraniums (variegated pelargonium) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background patterns

Saxifrage (Saxifraga Fortunei) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background antique

Dagger Plant (Yucca Aloifolia Variecata) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background botany

Coleus Murrayi engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

botanical antique

Striped Maize (Zea Japonica Variegata ) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

patterns plants

Sentry plant (Agave americana Variegata) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

Tiger Plant (Sanchezia Nobilis) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

illustration plants

Shorthorn bull from On the Domesticated Animals of the British Islands: Comprehending the Natural and Economical History of Species and Varieties; the Description of the Properties of External Form; and Observations on the Principles and Practice of Breeding (1845) published by David Low.

The One Colored Paphiopedilum (Paphiopedilum Concolor) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

Tri-colored Passion Vine (Passiflora Trifasciata) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

background plants

Greater adjutant from Adventures in the far interior of South Africa; including a journey to Lake Ngami, and rambles in Honduras. To which is appended a short treatise on the best mode of skinning and preserving Birds, Animals (1866) published by J Leyland.

Zebra from Adventures in the Far Interior of South Africa; Including a Journey to Lake Ngami, and Ramblesin Honduras. to Which Is Appended a Short Treatise on the Best Mode of Skinning and Preserving Birds, Animals (1866) published by J Leyland.

Crowned crane from Adventures in the far interior of South Africa; including a journey to Lake Ngami, and rambles in Honduras. To which is appended a short treatise on the best mode of skinning and preserving Birds, Animals (1866) published by J Leyland.

Vintage European style bear engraving from The Polar Regions Of The Western Continent Explored; Embracing A Geographical Account of Iceland, Greenland, The Islands of The Frozen Sea, and The Northern Parts of The American Continent by William Joseph Snelling (1831).

Duck-billed platypus from Im australischen Busch und an den Küsten des Korallenmeeres. Reiseerlebnisse und Beobachtungen eines Naturforschers in Australien, Neu Guinea und den Molukken (1896) pubished by Richard Wolfgang Semon.

Variegated New Zealand Flax (Phormium Tenax Variegatum) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

new zealand vintage

Philippe-de-Commynes-sieur-d'Argenton-et-al-Mémoires-de-messire-Philippe-de-Comines MG 1107

acanthus ornaments bernard picart

Variegated Box Elder (Acer Negundo Variegata) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

ancient antique

Christen Købke - Portrait of the Artist's Brother-in-law, Medal Engraver F.C. Krohn - NG.M.02852 - National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (cropped)

portrait paintings of men of denmark 1839 portrait paintings of men

Christen Købke - Portrait of the Artist's Brother-in-law, Medal Engraver F.C. Krohn - NG.M.02852 - National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design

portrait paintings of men of denmark 1839 portrait paintings of men

Virgil Solis - Myrrha Cinyras, Virgil Solis

woodcuts of mythology myrrha

The doctrine of morality - or, A view of human life, according to the stoick philosophy - exemplify'd in one hundred and three copper-plates, done by the celebrated Monsieur Daret, engraver to the (14744818991), 1721

the doctrine of morality (1721)amphion and zethus

The Post Office in St Martin le Grand by Thomas Shepherd (late 1820s), Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, late 1820s.

general post office (1829 building)thomas hosmer shepherd

Johann Elias Ridinger, Johann Elias Ridinger, circa 1750

works by johann jacob haid johann georg bergmüller

Elms at Mongewell, Oxfordshire, Jacob George Strutt, 1783

engravings of trees elms in art

Battle of durenstein 1805

napoleonic wars in history paintings wars of austria

Title Page: Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland with Descriptive Illustrations, Robert William Wallis, 1826

stipple engravings in the yale center for british art 1826 prints

King's College Chapel – Cambridge. Interior, looking West., Frederick Mackenzie, 1 February 1812

britton's architectural antiquities of great britain king's college chapel, cambridge (interior)

Interior (looking West) of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, Jacob Schnebbelie, 29 September 1805

britton's architectural antiquities of great britain king's college chapel, cambridge (interior)

Johann Elias Ridinger - Zeichner, Johann Jakob Haid, circa 1750

works by johann jacob haid johann georg bergmüller

Frontispiece for "Antiquities at Pola", George Cooke, 1818

etchings in the yale center for british art george cooke (engraver)

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