194 Free Artworks of Retro Illustration

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Pauw met kippen (1878–1910) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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Drie zwaluwen (1878–1910) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Christmas illustration (1914) by Francisco Javier Gosé.

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Retro housewife from Laughing Ann, And Other Poems illustrated by George Morrow (1925).

Little girl from Verses For Grannies, Suggested By The Children... illustrated by Dorothea A. H Drew (1899).

Christmas Card Depicting Botanical Ornamentation (1865–1899) by L. Prang & Co.

christmas holly

Wilde planten en bloemen (1878–1917) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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

A Perch of Birds vintage illustration wall art print and poster design remix from original artwork.

Christmas 1901 (1901) by J. Ottman Lithographic Company.

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Vintage jellyfish illustration wall art print and poster design remix from original artwork.

Vintage Victorian style engrave girl.

Vintage hot air balloon illustration.

hot air balloon balloon

Hummingbird (1688-1698) by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

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Christmas Poster (1895) by Will Bradley.

Christmas in Austria (1910) by Bertha D. Hoxie and Frances Bartlett.

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Pauw (in or before 1877–1903) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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Kwikstaart op paal (1878–1910) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Christmas Morning–Before Daylight (1871) by The Kellogg & Bulkeley Co.

Fish from Nimrod in the North, or Hunting and Fishing Adventures in the Arctic Regions (1885) published by Frederick Schwatka.

Vijf ooievaars in een wei (ca. 1878–1917) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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Cucumber, Cucumis sativus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

vegetables kitchen

Christ by the Flower (1887) by Odilon Redon.

To the Folks Back Home by Owen Card Publishing Co.

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La Giraffe (1837) by Florent Prevos (1794-1870), an illustration of an adorable giraffe. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

The worm that turned from Un-Natural History Not Taught In Bored Schools, etc published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (1883).

A Happy Xmas Postcard (1912) by J. Herman.

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Vintage Victorian style quill pen engraving.

Vintage Victorian style cats engraving.

Tulip, Tulipa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Christmas in Austria (1910) by Bertha D. Hoxie and Frances Bartlett.

Mermaid from The Story Of The Mermaiden, Adapted From The German Of Hans Andersen illustrated by Laura Troubridge (1888).

Vintage European style boots illustration from The Young Voyageur by Where to buy at Northampton. An illustrated local review (1891).

Vintage skull from Voyages and Adventures in Equatorial Africa... French Edition, Revised and Expanded (1863).

Superficial Layer of Muscles by an unknown artist (1904), a medical illustration of equine muscular system. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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"Hands up!" Photomechanical Print Showing a Santa Claus Pointing a Handgun (1912) by Will Crawford.

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Dish from A Paper Lantern for Puseyites (1843) published by Georgiana Zornlin.

Lily, hand–colored collotype from Some Japanese Flowers (1896) by Kazumasa Ogawa.

Vintage Santa Claus Illustration (1901) by John Church Co.

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Christmas in Austria (1910) by Bertha D. Hoxie and Frances Bartlett.

christmas music

Vintage llustration of skull published in 1843 by John Lloyd Stephens (1805-1852).

Chameleon, Chamaeleonidae (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

West African Brachyuran crab, Bathynectes piperitus vintage illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922).

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Compass from Object Lessons In Geography For Standards I. II. & III published by Longmans, Greens, & Co. (1899).

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Illustration of a giraffe from Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1840). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

animals science

A vintage illustration of a wide variety of fruits and vegetables from the book, Nouveau Larousse Illustre (1898), by Larousse, Pierre, Augé and Claude, Digitally enhanced from our own antique chromolithograph.

vegetables food

Lithograph Saturne printed in 1877, by F. Meheux, an antique representation of the planet saturn. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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Vintage Japanese azaleas illustration wall art print and poster design remix from original artwork.

Christmas in Austria (1910) by Bertha D. Hoxie and Frances Bartlett.

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Kwitantie voor proefexemplaar van 'Het leelijke jonge eendje' (1893) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Wishing You a Merry Christmas (1910) by E. A. Schwerdtfeger & Co.

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Crown of the Lombard kings, called Iron Crown, preserved in Monza from Chroniclers Of The History Of France From The Origins To The Sixteenth Century illustrated by D. Maillart (1884).

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

Illustrations from the book European Butterflies and Moths by William Forsell Kirby (1882), a kaleidoscope of fluttering butterflies and caterpillars. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Boy Playing with Christmas Toys by Zdenek Guth.

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Eggs in salted water and in pure water from Six Weeks Of Vacation (1880) published by Paul Poiré.

Stained glass window for the facade of the Fouquet boutique by Alphonse Maria Mucha (1869–1939). Original from The Public Institution Paris Musées. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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Oken Eggs - taf. 6 (1843) by Lorenz Oken (1779-1851), a collection of different eggs of different species of birds. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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Vintage Christmas Postcard (1906) by P. Sander.

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Mariner's compass from Coloured Handbook To Kindergarten Geography, Etc published by Sisson & Parkers (1897).

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Dungeness crab illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922).

Vintage skull from Voyages and Adventures in Equatorial Africa... French Edition, Revised and Expanded (1863).

Aneroid barometer published by Robinson, Son & Pike (1872).

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

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Carrot, Daucus carota and red currant, Ribes rubrum (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

vegetables kitchen

Fahrrader 2 (1894) from the German series, Meyers Konversations Lexikon, a black and white lithograph of different bicycle parts. Digitally enhanced from our own original lithographic plate.

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Bestelkaart voor Uilengeluk (1895) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Lily, hand–colored collotype from Some Japanese Flowers (1896) by Kazumasa Ogawa.

Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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A Girl Feeding Rabbits from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

Hærdaceous Peony, hand–colored collotype from Some Japanese Flowers (1896) by Kazumasa Ogawa.

We all wish you a merry Christmas (ca.1800–1900) from Rare Book Division.

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Drie pinguïns (1878–1906) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

One of the portrait from the collection of portraits, Portraits of an Actor by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), a traditional Japanese Ukyio-e style illustration.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work by Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935).

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Christmas Card Depicting Plant Life (1865–1899) by L. Prang & Co.

Vintage Christmas Postcard Depicting Birds in Snow (ca. 1800–1900).

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Six carnations by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

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Crab varieties set illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922).

Hark! What mean those holy voices? (1887) by L. Prang & Co.

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Crab varieties set illustration from Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques by Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922).

The top of the season to you from two "Chaps" (1907) from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

Fahrrader 1 (1894) from the German series, Meyers Konversations Lexikon, a black and white lithograph of different types of bicycles. Digitally enhanced from our own original antique plate.

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Bowhead Whale Original Antique Ocean Marine Mammal Handcolored Sealife Lithograph (1824). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

A shield in iron and guns from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

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

Wooding, Coregonus oxyrinchus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

A Merry Christmas (ca.1900s) from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection by Ellen H. Clapsaddle.

christmas winter

Illustration of a black antique carriage (1885), a vintage drawing of a coach from an issue of the very scarce coach-maker’s journal, The Hub. Digitally enhanced from our own original chromolithograph.

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An illustration of Edwardian furniture (1905) drawn by Shirley Slocombe, a beautifully detailed design of a wooden chair, framed mirror and two grandfather clocks. Digitally enhanced from our own original chromolithographic plate.

furniture clock

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).

Japanese crows perched on a branch. Illustration from Seitei Kacho Gafu (1890–1891) by Wantanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Great Barrier Reef Fishes from The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893) by William Saville-Kent (1845-1908). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition. Fig 1: Orange banded parrot fish, Xiphochilus Fasciatus Fig 2: Hodgkinson's parrot fish, Choerops Hodgkinsonii Fig 3: Scarlet banded Parrot fish, Cheilinus fasciatus Fig 4-5: Surf Parrot fish, Pseudoscarus rivulatus

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Blendax Zahnpasta, 1938.

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Ad for Bitter Astrid, 1925.

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BLOTT, Georges. Margarine Pellerin, c. 1897.

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BLOTT, Géo. Savon La Confiance, Marseille, c. 1900s.

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Postcard by Maté

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BOANO, Giuseppe. Ad for Dubonnet, Vin Tonique et Quinquina.

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1897 illustration by Arthur Jule Goodman

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