81 Free Artworks of Vintage Nativity

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Illustration of the Biblical Magi (1900) by Frank Buttolph.

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Geboorte van Christus (ca. 1600–1700) by anonymous.

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The Nativity (ca. 1550–1600) by Jheronimus Bosch.

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Madonna of Humility (1440) by Fra Angelico.

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The Nativity by Zanobi Strozzi (1412–1468).

Native American man from The History of Benton County, Iowa published by Western Historical Co. (1878).

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Annunciation to the Virgin (ca. 1660–1680) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.

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The children's book of Christmas (ca. 1911) by J.C. Dier.

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Hopi Katcinas - Piokot Turkwinu Turkwinu Mana (1895) drawn by the native people from the book of Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850–1930). Digitally enhanced from the original plate.

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The children's book of Christmas (ca. 1911) by J.C. Dier.

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The Grotto of the Nativity 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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Hopi Katcinas - Alosaka (1895) drawn by the native people from the book of Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850–1930). Digitally enhanced from the original plate.

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The Nativity with Saints by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483–1561).

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French left in Fort Charles suffer from scarcity of provisions ; Natives of Florida worship the column erected by the commander on his first voyage illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

Bee eater and a Songbird by Johan Teyler (1648-1709.)

The Adoration of the Magi (ca. 1520) by Netherlandish (Antwerp Mannerist) Painter.

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The Passiflora Cerulea from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton.

Large–Flowering Sensitive Plant from The Temple of Flora (1807) by Robert John Thornton.

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Deer hunting and Crocodile hunting illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

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How they till the soil and plant ; Storing their crops in the public granary illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

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Promontory of Florida at which the French touched, named by them the French Promontory ; French sail to the River of May illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

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Native Wisteria, Wild Sarsaparilla. Hardenbergia comptoniana. Vigorous twining vine, with mauve to purple flowers in winter and spring. Native to Western Australia. Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake. (1836)

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Laelia marginata [as Schomburgkia crispa]. Native to Suriname

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Eastern prickly pear, Indian fig. Opuntia humifusa. N. A. native cactus with golden yellow flowers and edible, juicy red fruit. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 20: (1881)

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Pleione praecox (as Coelogyne wallachiana). Native to the west-central Himilaya to southern Yunnan, China.

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Objibaw Characters an Indian native art published by the Institute Bibliographic of Leipzig (1897). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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A council of state and A fortified village ; Construction of a native Floridian town illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

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Abutilon darwinii. Flower color varies from yellow to orange to scarlet, usually with darker veins. Evergreen, branching, shrubs 8-10 feet tall. Attracts hummingbirds. Native to Brazil. (1871) [W.H. Fitch]

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Burchell's sugarbush. Native to South Africa.

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Long-leaf sugarbush. Native to South Africa.

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Cape poison bulb, Candelabra flower (Boophone disticha). Native to South Africa. Botanical Register, vol. 14: t. 1153 (1815) [M. Hart]

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Hidalgoa wercklei. Costa Rica native closely related to dahlias and coreopsis (1899).

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Tropaeolum azureum - Native to Chile.

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Changeable Posoquery. Elegant shrub with long, pendulous, fragrant flowers. They change from white to crimson and pink. Native to Cuba.

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Marumia muscosa. A climbing shrub up to 50 or more feet tall. Native to Java. Blume, C.L., Rumphia: vol. 1 (1835)

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Large-fruited Cetasetum, Monkey Goblet (Catasetum macrocarpum) Orchid native to the Caribbean and South America.

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Butterlfy Bush. Buddleja curviflora. Native to Japan and Taiwan. L'illustration Horticole vol. 17 (1870)

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Avocado. Persea-americana [as Persea gratissima] Native to Mexico and Central America. First evidence of it use found in a cave in Coxcatlán, Puebla, Mexico, and dated to 10,000 B.C. The avocado, like the banana, is botanically a berry. (1889)

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Tropaeolum leptophyllum [as Tropaeolum edule] Perennial vine with large, golden yellow flowers. Native to Chile (1843)

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Laelia autumnalis orchid (1880). Fragrant, long-lasting flowers. Native to Mexico.

Tropaeolum azureum - Native to Chile.

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Tropaeolum azureum - Native to Chile.

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Purple Apricot. Prunus dasycarpa. Native to China. Showy white flowers followed by deep purple fruits. Probably a cross of an apricot and plum

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Kala-kasaundil. Cassia purpurea. Twigs are purple, flowers orange to yellow, growth 3-4 feet tall. Native to Pakistan. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]

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Trailing indigo. Indigofera hendecaphylla. A popular and showy cover crop, it controls erosion, smothers weeds, and fixes nitrogen. Native to Asia and Africa. Botanical Register, vol. 10- (1824) [M. Hart]

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Finger-leaved Heliophila. Heliophila digitata. Blue flowers on 18-24 inch plants. When massed planted the show is stunning. Summer annual; member of the Mustard family. Native to South Africa.

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Native Passion Fruit (1823)

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Torenia concolor. Trailing plant with blue to blue-purple flowers from May to November. Native to China, Laos, and Viet Nam. Edwards's Botanical Register v.32 (1846) [Sara Ann Drake]

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Spanish bayonet. Yucca gloriosa. Sword-like leaves and 8 foot panicles of white (sometimes tinged purple or red) bell-shaped flowers. Native to the southeastern U.S. By P.J. Redouté (1827-1833)

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Hibiscus vitifolius. Tropical hibiscus native to India. Gossypin, a flavone isolated from the plant shows great promise in treating a variety of diseases, including some cancers. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]

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Passiflora punctata (1906). Yellow flowers are wonderfully fragrant. Native to Mexico and Jamaica. Introduced in 1733.

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Golden Trumpet (Allamanda cathartica). Large, fragrant flowers. Can be trained as vine or shrub. Native to Brazil. (1865)

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Buttonwillow. (Cephalanthus occidentalis). A riparian shrub native to the western US with clusters of fluffy pincushion white flowers. A guide to the wild flowers, by Alice Lounsberry (1899)

Jungle Geranium. Ixora chinensis. Scarlet tubular flowers in dense clusters nearly all year long. Grows tp 6 feet tall. Native to India and Sri Lanka, it is very popular in South Florida. Botanical Register, vol. 10- (1824) [M. Hart]

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Large-flowered Sobralia. Sobralia macrantha. Native to Mexico and Central America.

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Japan lily. Lilium speciosum [as L. speciosum punctatum] Flowers extremely fragrant. Plants native to Japan at elevations from 2,000-3,000 feet. Album van Eeden. Harlem's Flora, door A.C. Van Eeden & Co. (1872)

Bay star-vine. Schisandra glabra (as Schizandra coccinea) Pink or red flowers followed by red berries. Can climb to 65 feet tall or more. Native to the southern U.S. A flora of North America, Barton, W.P.C., vol. 1 (1821)

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Lady's Legs nasturtium (Tropaeolum pentaphyllum). An extremely vigorous, tuberous perennial native to central South America

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Belladonna Lily, Naked Lady, Amaryllis belladonna. Native to the Cape Province in South Africa

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Stemless gentian. Gentiana acaulis. Perennial flower with Intense blue blooms on low growing, evergreen plants. Flowers in late spring and summer. Native to central and southern Europe. Usually found at high elevations. By P.J. Redoute (1827)

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Rossioglossum insleayi [as Oncidium insleayi] Fragrant, bright, bicolor, 3-4 inch flowers, in fall and winter. Epiphytic orchid native to Mexico's oak and pine forests. Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake

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Houlletia brocklehurstiana (as Maxillaria brocklehurstiana) Racemes to 2 feet long hold large, handsome blossoms. Flower lips can be entirely purple, or yellow, spotted deep purple. Native to Brazil.

Pride of Table Mountain, Red Disa orchid. Native to South Africa.

Tasmanian Christmas Bells. Blandfordia punicea. Bell-shaped red flowers with yellow tips, held on 3 foot stalks. Native to western Tasmania, Australia. Edwards's Botanical Register vol.31 (1845)

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Pineapple lily. Eucomis regia. Bulbous perennnial from South Africa. Forms basal rosettes of leaves with thick stems covered in chartreuse, star shaped flowers. Redouté, P.J., (1807)

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Yellow lady's slipper orchid. Cypripedium calceolus. Claret colored petals. Brilliant yellow, slipper shaped flowers. Native to Europe, Russia, and Asia. Herbier general de l'Amateur, tome 1 (1817-1827)

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Heliconia indica. A striking foliage plant to 12 feet tall. Flowers pollinated by bats and hummingbirds. Native to many islands in the South Pacific (1880)

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Red Disa orchid. Disa uniflora [as Disa grandiflora var. superba + barrelli] Native to South Africa. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 21- (1882)

Dark-flowered Calliopsis, Plains Coreopsis. Coreopsis tinctoria. These cheerful annual wildflowers are native to the plains of the central and eastern US. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)

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Cattleya grandis [as Laelia grandis]. Yellow and bronze, ruffled petals. White lip is striped purple. Lives in top branches of very tall trees (80 feet+). This ensures plants get plenty of sun. Native to Brazil.

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The American Cowslip (1801)

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Eastern Prickly Pear, Indian Fig. Opuntia humifusa. A low growing cactus, native to eastern North America. It produces juicy, edible red fruits which can remain of the plant for months. The yellow to gold flowers bloom in late spring (1826-1838)

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Lavender mountain lily, Iily-of-the-Altai. Ixiolirion tataricum. Dark violet to light blue flowers from late spring to mid summer. Bulbous perennial native from Russia to Afghanistan. Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake (1844)

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The First Christmas, Heinrich Johann Sinkel

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Meriania purpurea. Native to the higher elevations of Caribbean Islands. Tussac, F.R., Flore des Antilles, (1808)

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Tulip tree, American tulip tree, fiddle-tree (Liriodendron tuliperfera) with Baltimore-bird, oriole (Icterus Ex Aureo Nigroque varius). One of the largest trees native to the eastern United States. Illustration by Mark Catesby, (1722).

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Method of setting an enemy town on fire at night ; How sentinels are punished for sleeping on their posts illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

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A council of state and A fortified village ; Construction of a native Floridian town illustration from Grand voyages (1596) by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598).

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