520 Free Artworks of Vintage Sketch

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Collection of various fishes from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) from Natural history of the cetaceans and other marine mammals of the western coast of North America (1872) by Charles Melville Scammon (1825-1911).

Illustration of two dogs and two dog heads from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

Canoe and a camera, a two hundred mile tour through the Maine forests published by Orange Judd Co. (1880).

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.

Naked women hugging, vintage nude illustration. Two figures (1905) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Vintage European style fruit stand illustration from Springfield and Clark County, An Illustrated History by William A. Kinnison (1881).

Bell from Elements of Geography published by Ginn & Co. (1898).

Woman posing sexually, vintage nude illustration. Semi-nude Woman, Seated by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Illustration of hounds on the hunt from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

London buildings from London, illustrated. A complete guide to the leading hotels, places of amusement ... Also a directory ... of first-class reliable houses in the various branches of trade (1872).

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Sketch of a sleeping cat (1812) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Bavaria, from Pictures of Extra Articles and Visitors to the Exhibitionca (1851) by Richard Doyle.

Vintage European style bear from Woodland romances, or, fables and fancies by Clara L. MateìAux (1877).

Brown Pelican from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Collection of Various Butterflies from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Scarlet Ibis from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon (1785 - 1851 ), etched by Robert Havell (1793 - 1878).

Standing pig in the grass (1805) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Illustration of dark-brown horse from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

Naked woman posing sexually, vintage nude illustration. Reclining Nude Woman by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Naked women holding each other close, vintage nude illustration. Two Figures by Auguste Rodin. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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

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Louisiana Heron from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Vintage European style kettle engraving from Frost and Fire. Natural engines, tool-marks and chips. With sketches taken at home abroad by John Francis Campbell (1865).

Papilio diomedes or Ulysses butterfly illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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Naked woman showing her bottom. Seated Female Nude Seen from the Back (1819) by Samuel Amsler. Original from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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

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Tropical Plants 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).

Illustration of two horses and a pony from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

Two horses standing together (1816) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

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Sidney Hall’s (1831) astronomical chart illustration of Lynx and the Telescopium Herschilii.

Illustration of knitting shepherd from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

Holly branch illustration in the Christmas Dinner menu (1899) from The Buttolph collection of menus.

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Illustration of heads of domestic and wild animals and full figure of a dog, pig, horse, cows and a cock; a working farmer from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

North Pacific right whale (Balaena sieboldii) from Natural history of the cetaceans and other marine mammals of the western coast of North America (1872) by Charles Melville Scammon (1825-1911).

The Story of Atlantis: a geographical, historical, and ethnological sketch. Illustrated by four maps of the world's configuration at different periods with a preface (1896) by A. P. Sinnett.

Illustration of heads of white and brown horses from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

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Hare from The Works Of John Collier-Tim-Bobbin-In Prose And Verse published by James Clegg (1894).

Spike-crested peacock illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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Vintage Illustration showing mounted hunter, running dogs and a fox from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

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Illustration of running hounds from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

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Whale from A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia (1874). And an Account of the Rescue of the Crew of the Polaris published by Sir Albert Hastings Markham.

Coracias Garrulus Lin (European Roller) by Magnus Von Wright (1836), an isolated portrait of an European roller. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

353. Glass squid (Loligo pavo) 354. Longfin inshore squid (Loligo pealii) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

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

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Fern from Elementary Geology (1842) published by Edward Schmid.

Illustration of horse heads and hoofs from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

Different types of Squids illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

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Antique potteries from The Little Pittoresco. Edition Of Luxury illustrated by Joao de Almeida (1886).

The Island of Tortosa 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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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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Bear from Nimrod In The North, Or Hunting And Fishing Adventures In The Artic Regions published by Cassell & Co. (1885).

Dark-eyed junco from Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers (1853) published by Lorenzo Sitgreaves.

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

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A chromolithograph of horses with antique horseback riding equipments (1890), from an antique horseback riding catalog. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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Great nautilus or Whitish nautilus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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

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Whale from Natural History Pictures of the Mammals (1824) by Heinrich Rudolf Schinz. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Indian white Heron (Ardea orientalis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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

Naked woman posing sexually, vintage nude illustration. Nude Woman by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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

Black-throated sparrow from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

Illustration of Elephant from Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal institution in the years 1806-7 illustrated by George Shaw (1751-1813).

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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.

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Nude Sketch. Gips van antiek beeld van vrouwelijk torso (1827) by Johannes Tavenraat. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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Toucan from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

Illustration of hunting scene (dogs ready to hounddown) from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

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Feather by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Naked woman dancing, vintage nude illustration. Dancing Figure (1905) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Vintage erotic nude art of a naked woman. Zittend vrouwelijk naakt in een interieur (1915–1934) by Isaac Israels. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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

Crater in the Island of Volcano 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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Golfer from The Z.Z.G or Zig Zag Guide Round And About The Bold And Beautiful Kentish Coast... Illustrated by Philip William May (1897).

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Illustration of Leopard and Panther from Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal institution in the years 1806-7 illustrated by George Shaw (1751-1813).

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Naked women bending over. Study of Bending Nude Figure (1900) by Louis Schaettle. Original from The Smithsonian. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Ornamented Trygon (Trygon ornatus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Hardwicke's Polyplectron (Polyplectron Hardwickii) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Woman showing off naked bum, vintage nude illustration. Female Nude, Back View (1909) by Max Weber. Original from The Smithsonian. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Woman showing off naked bum, vintage nude illustration. Nude Woman by Carl Newman. Original from The Smithsonian. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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Naked woman showing off her bum, vintage nude illustration. Caresse: moi danc, chéri by Auguste Rodin. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Collection of various beetles from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Nude Woman Carrying Vase on Head (1909) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Dance of Bulgarian Peasants 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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Common American Swan from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon (1785 - 1851), etched by Robert Havell (1793 - 1878).

A chromolithograph of horses with antique horseback riding equipments from an antique horseback riding catalog (1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Woman Buttoning Her Shoes (1915) by Egon Schiele. Original female line art drawing from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Naked woman. Sketchbook: Nude Study of Medusa for 'The Death of Medusa I' (1875-1879) by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Original from Birmingham Museums. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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.

Standing cow (1828) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

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Vintage Victorian style angel engraving.

Naked men and woman in sex act, vintage nude illustration. Ugolino and his Sons (1880–85) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Temple of Amada of Hassaya in Nubia illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

Naked woman showing her breasts, vintage nude illustration. Standing Female Nude (1892–1916) by Rik Wouters. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Tandem bicycle from Devia Hibernia, The Road and Route Guide for Ireland of the Royal Irish Constabulary. Compiled and edited by G.A de M.E. Dagg published by Hodges, Figgis & Co. (1893).

Golden-eye Duck from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Illustration of papilio from Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal institution in the years 1806-7 illustrated by George Shaw (1751-1813).

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Illustration of New post office & proposed Broadway underground railway from Illustrated description of the Broadway underground railway (1872) by New York Parcel Dispatch Company.

Study for Geometry in “The Sorbonne" (1886–1887) by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. Original from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Papilio panthous or Green birdwing (female ventral side) illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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