180 Free Artworks of Vintage Beauty

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Beautiful Cat (Felis ornata) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Convolvulus, Lilies, Two Flies and a Peacock by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

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Apples (Malus Domestica) (1897) by Deborah Griscom Passmore.

Naked woman showing her breasts, vintage erotic art. Bhanavar the Beautiful: Study of Female Nude (1864) by Frederick Sandys. Original from Birmingham Museums. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Sensual nude portrait: Sleeping beauty (ca. 1870–1873). Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

A lithograph of an antique green vase (1866), a beautiful green vase with fantastical decoration. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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Iris Aurea from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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Beautiful photomechanical prints of a Geisha and Cherry Blossom (1887–1897) by Ogawa Kazumasa.

A vase with flowers by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

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

Vase with a floral garland by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Eranthemum igneum 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.

Canna - Atro Nicricans from the book, Beautiful Leaved Plants by Shirley Hibberd (1870), a vintage botany print of gorgeous single red leaf. Digitally enhanced from our own original chromolithograph.

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White Violet, Small Bindweed, Red and White Rosebud and Asiatic Ranunculus from The Language of Flowers, or, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments (1896) by Robert Tyas.

Six carnations by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

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Male nude sculpture, Marble torso of a youth (ca. A.D. 118–161). Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Iris Forrestii from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Naked lady vintage sculpture, Basalt statue of Aphrodite (late 1st–early 2nd century A.D.). Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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

Walking technique of the horse: trot and gallop from Weltall und Menschheit (1900) by Hans Kraemer. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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Lonicera Brachypoda 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.

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Beautiful photomechanical prints of (1887–1897) by Ogawa Kazumasa.

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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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Scarlet and Green Macaw from Oeuvres complètes de Buffon (1860). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Rhizomes of a Pogoniris and of a Regelia Iris from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Hercules Beetle, Scarabaeus Tityus, Striped Click Beetle, Splendid Ground Beetle, Beautiful Capricorn Beetle, Margined Malachius, Beautiful Burncow Beetle, Downy Weevil, Latreille's Weevil, Coppery Eumolpus, Spotted Lady Bird Beetle, and Noble Golden Beetle 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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Beautiful photomechanical prints of Striped Camellias (1887–1897) by Ogawa Kazumasa.

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Seersucker Plant (Dichorisandra Undata) 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.

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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.

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A peony by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Vase with a floral garland by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

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.

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The Children's Book of Christmas (ca. 1911) by J.C. Dier.

Beautiful photomechanical prints of Striped Bindweed Flowers (1887–1897) by Ogawa Kazumasa.

Beautiful photomechanical prints of Three Yellow Chrysanthemums (1887–1897) by Ogawa Kazumasa.

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

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

Iris Unguicularis The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Walking traveler from The Z.Z.G., Or Zig Zag Guide Round And About The Bold And Beautiful Kentish Coast... published by A. & C. Black (1897).

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Rose Painted Calathea (Maranta illustris) 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.

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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.

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

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

Iris Kumaonensis from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Long-stalked ledocarpum from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Primrose, Primula (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Iris Chrysographes from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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

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Beautiful, MIrabilis jalapa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Iris Sari from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Iris Ruthenica from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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Iris Warleyensis from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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).

Peacock Butterfly, Camberwall Beauty, Purple Emperor, Glanville Fritillary, Grayling Butterfly, Green Hair Streak, and Silver Studded Blue Butterfly from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Beautiful Parakeet (Psephotus pulcherrimus) 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).

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

Colorful still life of flowers (1850), an arrangement of beautiful flowers. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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

Camelopardis Giraffe - The Giraffe (1837) by Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), an illustration of a beautiful giraffe and sketches of its skull. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Iris Reticulata, Iris Histrio var. Orthopetala and Iris Bakeriana from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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).

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).

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Dracaena recina 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.

Croton irregulare 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.

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Adelaster Albivenis 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.

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1. Red Bellied Tiliqua. Tiliqua rubriventris); 2. Beautiful Tiliqua (Tiliqua pulchra) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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.

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Heart of Jesus (Caladium Belleymel) 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.

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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.

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

Pepper Elder (Peperomia Aroypeia) 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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White-margined Nightshade (Solanum Marginatum) 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.

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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.

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Beauty

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Giving Beauty the Rose

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Beauty and the Beast—Cover

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Beautiful Monster

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Beautiful!

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DAWSON, Charles E. For Health & Beauty Use Bath-Eucryl, c. 1900.

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Hideous Beast

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CRANE, Walter. Illustration from Beauty and the Beast, 1875.

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LEFLER, Heinrich. 🇦🇹 Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty), 1900.

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Lying Senseless

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Very Ugly

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Beautiful Interment

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CRANE, Walter (1845-1915). 🇬🇧 “Beauty and the Beast”, 1875.

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ARTZYBASHEFF, Boris. Kazbek Beauty Products, 1923

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The Shrine of Beauty

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Beautiful Antonia

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CHRISTY Howard Chandler-American Beauties-1904

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Sleeping Beauty

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CRANE, Walter (1845-1915). 🇬🇧 ‘The Hind in the Wood’, “Beauty and the Beast Picture Book”, 1911.

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CRANE, Walter (1845-1915). 🇬🇧 ‘The Hind in the Wood’, “Beauty and the Beast Picture Book”, 1911.

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Bathing beauties postcard by Jacques Wély (1873-1910)

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