400 Free Artworks of Retro

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Natural History Ensemble, no. 2 (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

dragonfly insects

Definitions (1851), an antique celestial astronomical chart of planet earth with a concept of definition of a planet. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

background japanese

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

Vintage European style ship engraving from Strange yet True: interesting and memorable stories retold by James Macaulay M.D. (1892).

Christmas dinner held by west end hotel at Portland, ME from (1905) The Buttolph collection of menus.

christmas winter

Christmas card (1910) from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection.

christmas new york

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

Kerstkaart met vier kraaien (1878–1917) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

christmas animals

Peony, Paeonia (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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

animals science

An arrangement of nature painting of various leaves with unique designs from the book, Konversationslexikon (1894). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Sign language from What I saw in New York; or, a Bird's-eye view of City Life (1851) published by Joel Ross.

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

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

Chintz pattern from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

patterns flower

Axminster carpet from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

patterns carpet

Group of Tubularis Indivisa (1884) by Eduard Oscar Schmidt, an unusual aquatic life form. Digitally enhanced from our own original chromolithographic plate.

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

Medieval classic frame from Nimrod In The North, Or Hunting And Fishing Adventures In The Artic Regions published by Cassell & Co. (1885).

medieval spring

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

illustration star

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

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

illustration animals

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

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

christmas winter

Christmas Card Depicting Woman Ice-Skating (1865–1899) by L. Prang & Co.

christmas winter

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

Uitnodigingskaart voor tentoonstelling van meubelen (ca. 1878–1900) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

furniture animals

Specimen of Indian embroidery from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

ornament patterns

Panel in Buhl from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

background patterns

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

The History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1848) by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), a portrait of a dark grey elephant. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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

animals science

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

japanese patterns

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

background japanese

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

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.

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

Large mallow, Malva sylvestris (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

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

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.

illustration circle

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.

illustration bicycle

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

The White Puppy Book by Cecil Aldin (1910), a white dog ‘Rags’ running emotionally distressed. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Aeronautics - Aerial Machines from the book New Popular Educator (1904), a vintage collection of early aerial machines. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

science balloon

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).

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

decoration patterns

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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).

Xmas expectations from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection published by L. Prang & Co.

A Merry Christmas (1903) from The Miriam And Ira D. Wallach Division Of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection by an unknown artist.

christmas winter

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

Dalmatian wall campanula flower from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

dalmatian dog branch

Embroidery in bullion of Tunis from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

embroidery ancient

Figured silk from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

patterns flower

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.

illustration water

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

patterns yellow

Constellations of the Two Hemispheres (1877) from the book by Guillemin, Amédée, (1826-1893), a celestial chart of the two hemispheres in the night sky. Digitally enhanced from our own original chromolithograph.

Pontormo, natività del battista 02 retro

1520s paintings from italy round picture

Crimson-lipped cattleya from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

background flower

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.

new york vehicle

Les Jardin des Plantes (The Garden of Plants) by Pierre Bernard and Louis Couaihac (1842), a roseate spoonbill by the water. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Front elevation from the book City & Suburban Architecture, Lippincott by Samuel Sloan (1815–1884). A frontal view of a suburban store built with bricks. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

patterns line art

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.

illustration vehicle

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

Christmas cards with decorative designs from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection published by L. Prang & Co.

christmas ornament

Specimens of painted lacquer work of Lahore from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

patterns flower

Willow-herb, Chamerion angustifolium (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

botanical poster

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

Pine and Eagle, a traditional portrait of a charismatic Japanese eagle by Kano Tanyu (1602-1674). Digitally enhanced from our own antique wood block plate.

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.

Christmas card depicting a fireplace, stockings and a child from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection published by L. Prang & Co.

christmas winter

Dagger and sheath in the Damascene work by Zuloago of Madrid from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

Specimen of Honiton lace from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

Locomotive Engine (1891) by Francis William Webb (1836–1906), a beautifully detailed design of an engine train and its compartments. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

green wallpaper patterns

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).

Air Navigation (1897) from the German series, Meyers Konversations Lexikon, a vintage collection of early flying machines including air balloons, airships, airplanes and more. Digitally enhanced from our own original antique plate.

airplane balloon

Aankondiging met insecten en bloemen voor serie 'Dierstudies' (1878–1898) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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

illustration fish

Barrier Reef Trepang or Bêche-de-Mer from The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893) by William Saville-Kent (1845-1908). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition. Fig 1-2: Red fish, Actinopyga obesa Fig 3: Green Prickly-fish, Stichopus Chloronotus Fig 4: Colochirus Anceps Fig 5: Holothurisa Coluber Fig 6: Black fish, Antinopyga polymorpha Fig 7: Leopard, Spotted fish, Holothuria argus Fig 8: Gaint Synapta, beselii Fig 9: Synapta Fig 10: Glass Eel, Fierasfer

1928-03-06-Barcelona-Museo--de-Arte-en-el-Parque-retro, 6 March 1928

arrigo mosca (corrispondenza dalla spagna)address sides of postcards in spain

1927-03-08-Valencia-Pabellon-de-la-Feria-retro, Antonio Mosca, 8 March 1927

arrigo mosca (corrispondenza dalla spagna)antonio mosca (corrispondenza)

1931-04-04-Barcelona-la-ciudad-desde-el-Tibidabo-retro, 4 April 1931

arrigo mosca (corrispondenza dalla spagna)address sides of postcards in spain

Nouveau Retro Graphics Pink Yellow and Teal

public domain dedication checkflicr2

Retro Villa della Regina

villa della regina (turin)

MORENA TROPICANA

Terra Brasilis

Blendax Zahnpasta, 1938.

illustration retro

Ad for Bitter Astrid, 1925.

illustration retro

Villa Floridiana - (Retro) 100 4551

villa floridiana (naples)

Maifiesta

musicians from argentina arthur rimbaud by carjat

BLOTT, Georges. Margarine Pellerin, c. 1897.

illustration retro

Map of Tula of 1933

Map of Tula of 1891

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

illustration retro

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