16,058 Free Artworks of Vintage Illustration

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Blue coryphaena illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Banded anthias or Banded Perch illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Golden-eyed lutian illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Pilot Mackrel illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Arcochordus or Warted snake illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Vintage halved peach illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Histioteuthis ruppellii, cockeyed squid illustration from Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, German Deep Sea Expedition (1898–1899) by Carl Chun.

Lælia hybrida behrensiana from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

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Winter man skiing illustration from Siberia in Asia: a visit to the valley of the Yenesay in East Siberia (1882) by Henry Seebohm.

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Pantagonian penguin or Cinereous-brown penguin illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Crested penguin illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Vintage persimmon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

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Vintage peach illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage mango illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Attacus Atlas Moth (Attacus Aurora) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Large Purple Chilian Evening Primrose from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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White bellied Flying Squirrel (Pteromys albiventer) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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Vintage persimmon illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

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Vintage pear illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage banana illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage peach branch illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Plate 9 : Entrance into the Pyramid of Cephrene illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

Woman showing off naked bum, vintage nude illustration. Zittende naakte vrouw (1914) by Simon Moulijn. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Goliathus cacicus illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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from Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean islands (1810) illustrated by Luigi Mayer (1755-1803).

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Silvery sea-green lump fish illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Granulated Locust illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Pear (Pyrus Laurina) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Dirphia tarquinia moth illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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Amon, Amon-ra illustration from Pantheon Egyptien (1823-1825) by Leon Jean Joseph Dubois (1780-1846).

The City Hall in Amsterdam by an anonymous maker (1696-1706).

Sidney Hall’s (1831) astronomical chart illustration of the Perseus and the Caput Medusae.

Sidney Hall’s (1831) astronomical chart illustration of the zodiac Capricornus.

Vintage marine life illustration

Japanese Iris (Large Blue Iris) (1809) by John Edwards.

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.

Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax hypoleucus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Sombre Egret (Herodias pannosus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Grey Noddy (Anous cinereus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Pavonine quetzal (Pharomachrus pavoninus) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Lappmes (Parus cinctus) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Bastile's place from Underground, Or Life Below The Surface. Incidents And Anecdotes Beyond The Light Of Day, Startling Adventures... Mines, And The Mode Of Working Them, Etc (1873).

Downy Squirrel (Sciurus Lanigunosus) from the viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1845) illustrated by John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862).

Argonauts illustration from Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, German Deep Sea Expedition (1898–1899) by Carl Chun.

Ring wrasse (Labrus Annulatus) illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Fasciated snake or Blue snake or wampum snake illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Diogenes crab illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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Spotted Surmullet or Red Surmullet illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Clavate ascidia illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax leucogaster) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Australian Shoveller (Spatula Rhynchotis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Redwing (Turdus iliacus) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Malabar Cock (Gallus gigantea) Natural size from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Cobra Capella (Naia tripudians from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Cattleya rochellensis from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Crested tody or Brown tody illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Vaillantian Paradise-bird or Violet-black Bird of Paradise illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Illustration of the cloth hall from The Costume of Yorkshire (1814) by George Walker (1781-1856).

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Sidney Hall’s (1831) astronomical chart illustration of the Monoceros, Canis Minor and the Atelier Typographique.

Naked Child by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

A quince and two apples by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

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Vintage prawn marine life illustration

Sidney Hall’s (1831) astronomical chart illustration of the Auriga.

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Vintage shell marine life illustration

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Rope in circle from Illustrated Norway's History by Ole Andreas Øverland (1885).

Memento mori (1916) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924).

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Flowers in a vase (1688-1698) by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Amsterdam canal houses by Johan Teyler (1648 -1709).

Eurasian magpie (PICA PICA) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Red Deer Hart, Hind, Roebuck, Thibetian Musk Deer, Reindeer Male, Female in Summer Dress, Guazupuco Deer, Stag of Palestine, Axis Deer, Guazuti Deer, Great Rusa, Stag of the North of Europe, Wapiti, Fallow Deer Buck, and Doe from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Delicate Owl (Strix delicatulus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Naked woman showing her breasts, vintage nude illustration. Female Nude by Carl Newman. Original from The Smithsonian. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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

Topaz-throated hummingbird or Long-tailed red hummingbird illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Rose-coloured ouzel illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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Illustration of releasing the dogs for hunting from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

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

Plate 28 : Colossal Head of Red Granite by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

Sugar mill, Barbadoes from Travels And Adventure Of An Orchid Hunter... In Colombia... Illustrated, Etc published by Cassell & Co. (1891).

Hand pointing from Illustrated Penny Tales. From The Strand Library. No. 1-10 published by Tid-Bits Office (1894).

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Tiger from The Chronicles of the St. Lawrence (1878) published by Sir James Macpherson Le Moine.

Nude (1917) by Childe Hassam. Original from The Yale University Art Gallery. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

American Skunk (Mephitis Americana) from the viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1845) illustrated by John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862).

Texan Skunk (Mephitis mesoleuca) from the viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1845) illustrated by John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862).

Chinese Teal or Mandarin Duck illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Violaceous Millipore coral illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Orange carp or lady-fish illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Cerfs et arbres, papier peint. Écureuil oiseaux et sorbier, bordure from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

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American painted lady Butterfly illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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Frutex spinofus from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749).

Melopepo, verruscosus, albicans, leviter striatus, folio aspero, Cocuzza bitorzoluta (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

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Delicious red cherries illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Delicious red cherries illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Barred grunt (Sertularia cereoides) illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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