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ANTIQUE COSTUME Print of an Inhabitant of New Ireland by Wahlen, 1843
You're looking at a beautifully handcoloured illustration from the rare 'Moeurs, Usages Et Costumes de tous les Peuples Du Monde' by Auguste Wahlen. Published by Librairie Historique-Artistique in 1843-44 (currently selling for ~£450-500). Our series was ex-library from Huddersfield Technical College Library, as evidenced by the library stamp on the vast majority of the images we have available.
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- Resolution: 5574 x 8816 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1843
- Artist: Auguste Wahlen
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INDONESIA – Javanese in War Costume – Native Fashion Handcoloured 1843
You're looking at a beautifully handcoloured illustration from the rare 'Moeurs, Usages Et Costumes de tous les Peuples Du Monde' by Auguste Wahlen. Published by Librairie Historique-Artistique in 1843-44 (currently selling for ~£450-500). Our series was ex-library from Huddersfield Technical College Library, as evidenced by the library stamp on the vast majority of the images we have available.
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- Resolution: 5661 x 8885 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1843
- Artist: Auguste Wahlen
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MEXICO – Homme De Puebla (Puebla Man) – Auguste Wahlen 1843 Art
You're looking at a beautifully handcoloured illustration from the rare 'Moeurs, Usages Et Costumes de tous les Peuples Du Monde' by Auguste Wahlen. Published by Librairie Historique-Artistique in 1843-44 (currently selling for ~£450-500). Our series was ex-library from Huddersfield Technical College Library, as evidenced by the library stamp on the vast majority of the images we have available.
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- Resolution: 5611 x 8946 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1843
- Artist: Auguste Wahlen
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ANATOMY – Nerves of Liver, Gall Bladder, Pancreas and Stomach – 1791 Print
You're looking at a scarce, 229 year old, steel plate engraving from the original "The New Encyclopaedia Or Modern Universal Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences On A New And Improved Plan" by Hall, William Henry, Bedford Row, London, published by C Cooke, London.
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- Resolution: 8300 x 13800 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1791
- Artist: C. Cooke
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Vintage Tennis Players in Action – 1920s and 1930s Sports Illustrations
A lively collection of vintage tennis player illustrations featuring both men and women in dynamic action poses. These 1920s–1930s style ink drawings capture classic tennis stances such as serves, forehands, backhands, and volleys. Perfect for retro sports-themed projects or design work inspired by early 20th-century athletic aesthetics.
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Happy New Year Illustrations – Festive Couples, Kids, and Snowmen
A cheerful set of black-and-white illustrations celebrating the New Year in classic vintage style. Includes joyful couples, children with snowmen, festive costumes, and fireworks. Perfect for New Year’s cards, scrapbook kits, and seasonal crafts.
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Cartoon Jazz Duo Playing Banjo and Drums – Whimsical Music Illustration
A charming black-and-white illustration of a jazz band duo, with one musician strumming a banjo and the other tapping a snare drum. Bold, simplified linework gives the pair a cartoonish, playful energy that would work perfectly in music-themed projects.
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- banjo player
- music sketch
- drum kit
- dancing rhythm
- musical pair
- band illustration
- cartoon band
- lighthearted art
- retro music
- jazz sketch
- simple lines
- instrument duo
- vintage musicians
- snare drum
- jazz rhythm
- happy figures
- music duo
- performing art
- retro jam
- bold linework
- stylized drawing
- jazz duo
- classic music
- Playful Scene
- hand-drawn
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Vintage Ice Skating and Skiing Figures – Retro Winter Sports Illustrations
A fun set of vintage winter sports illustrations featuring men and women skiing and ice skating in motion. Includes downhill skiing, speed skating, and playful winter scenes with scarves and jumpers flying in the wind. Each figure is captured mid-action with expressive linework and charm.
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Vintage Women’s Golf Swing Illustrations – Elegant 1920s Lady Golfers in Action
This elegant collection of vintage illustrations showcases women golfers mid-swing, preparing to tee off, and finishing their strokes. The graceful postures and period-accurate attire bring early 20th-century sporting style to life, ideal for projects celebrating women’s sports, golf history, or retro fashion themes.
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American Football Action Scenes – Vintage Athletic Illustrations
Packed with dynamic movement and dramatic impact, this sheet features early 20th-century American football illustrations, from tackles and punts to intense gameplay and sideline moments. A perfect addition to sports-themed projects, merchandise, or retro poster designs.
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Art Deco Masquerade and Party Scene Illustrations – Flapper Era Festivities
This elegant set captures the spirit of flapper-era masquerades and lively parties, featuring costumed figures, dancers, and romantic interludes in a clean black-and-white style. Perfect for event posters, themed invitations, or designs that channel 1920s glamour with a theatrical twist.
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- 1920s celebration graphic
- art deco party scene
- carnival character art
- costumed ball scene
- deco invitation clipart
- dramatic vintage poster style
- elegant black and white party
- elegant social gathering
- fancy dress illustration
- flapper costume artwork
- flapper era design
- high society celebration art
- masquerade illustration
- playful party character
- retro fashion figures
- roaring twenties dancers
- romantic masquerade pose
- theatrical party drawing
- vintage dance couple
- vintage nightlife graphic
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Humorous Vintage Bowling Cartoon Illustrations with Quirky Characters
This playful sheet of vintage cartoon illustrations features bowlers with exaggerated expressions and dynamic poses. From mishaps with bowling balls to humorous stances, each character exudes charm and comedy. A great choice for quirky printables, novelty cards, or fun retro artwork.
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Classic Vintage Basketball Action Illustrations with Dynamic Court Poses
This vintage illustration sheet focuses on classic basketball action scenes, with athletes leaping, shooting, and passing mid-game. The crisp black-and-white drawings feature dramatic perspectives and athletic movement, making them perfect for retro sports posters, school publications, or activity books.
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Vintage Basketball Illustrations Featuring Players in Action Poses
This energetic collection of vintage basketball illustrations highlights a range of action-packed moments on the court. Each figure is drawn mid-move, from dribbling and passing to jumping and shooting. With expressive black-and-white linework and a nostalgic flair, these illustrations are perfect for sports designs, school projects, or athletic-themed art.
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Vintage Holiday Illustrations Featuring Flapper-Era Women in Festive Settings
This beautifully drawn sheet presents a collection of holiday-themed illustrations featuring women in 1920s fashion. With wreaths, gifts, parties, and winter scenes, these elegant vignettes offer a stylish and nostalgic take on seasonal celebrations. The illustrations are framed with delicate ovals, making them ideal for Christmas cards, scrapbooking, and vintage-themed projects.
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Vintage Boxing Illustrations Featuring Fighters, Referees, and Classic Ring Poses
This dynamic sheet of vintage boxing illustrations captures the grit and spirit of the sport with a mix of action scenes, referee interactions, and classic fighter stances. Rendered in a hand-drawn black-and-white style, the compositions reflect early 20th-century athletic illustration with bold lines and expressive poses. Ideal for sports-themed designs, historical projects, and vintage ephemera collections.
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Vintage Holiday Silhouette Illustrations of Carolers, Children, and Festive Characters
This playful sheet of vintage silhouettes captures the joy and bustle of the holiday season through a parade of festive characters. From carolers and musicians to children with toys and shoppers with wreaths, the illustrations are bold and full of movement. Perfect for retro holiday projects, this set works beautifully in vintage-inspired stationery, papercrafts, and gift tags.
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Vintage Classroom Illustrations – Antique School Scenes with Teachers, Children, and Blackboard Drawings
A nostalgic collection of vintage school illustrations featuring both silhouette and sketch styles. Includes children learning geography, teachers at the blackboard, and a classic classroom environment filled with chalkboard writing and attentive students.
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- 1920s school
- antique school
- blackboard drawing
- chalkboard art
- children learning
- classroom silhouette
- education artwork
- geography map
- learning time
- lesson plan
- nostalgic school
- old school room
- reading children
- retro education
- retro education scene
- school illustration
- silhouette classroom
- teacher student
- vintage classroom
- vintage teacher
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Whimsical Retro Christmas Characters and Merry Xmas Scenes
A playful and quirky collection of four hand-drawn Christmas-themed illustrations. Includes characters like a caroling elf, a joyful Santa, a street performer, and a winter night scene. Great for holiday cards, retro gift wrap, or festive social media graphics.
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Stylized Comic Panels – Flapper Era Retro Cartoon Characer Designs
A stylized collection of comic illustrations reflecting the quirks and drama of 1920s social life. Featuring flapper fashion, exaggerated poses, and comedic expressions, these panels are ideal for playful editorial content, retro posters, or vintage zines.
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Retro Baseball Players – Dynamic Vintage Sports Art
This expressive set of illustrations features classic baseball scenes with pitchers, batters, and catchers rendered in dramatic vintage style. Each pose is packed with movement and energy, ideal for posters, retro design work, or sports-themed collage art.
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GENERAL Sir G. Selby Smyth, K. C. M. G. – Vintage 1885 Illustration
- Resolution: 5737px x 8894px
- Year of Print: 1885
- Artist: William Melven
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Small Vintage Illustration of an Angel Playing a Harp No.1
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- Resolution: 1247px x 1580px
Antique Illustration of Man with Glass of Wine in Robes
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- Resolution: 1596px x 1057px
Vintage Marketing / Advertising Illustration with Banner Space for Text / Logo No.17
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- Resolution: 2721px x 1955px
Illustration of Japanese Woman Holding Fan in Full Dress No.4
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- Resolution: 941px x 2041px
Illustration of Japanese Woman Holding Fan in Full Dress No.2
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- Resolution: 1149px x 2027px
Illustration of Japanese Woman Holding Fan in Full Dress No.1
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- Resolution: 680px x 1243px
MILITARY Sciences – Prussian and French Cavalry – Antique 1851 Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 9474 x 7940 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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MILITARY Sciences – Roman Horsemen, Cavalry Soldiers – 1851 Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 9448 x 7959 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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HISTORY and Ethnology – Indian Women, Girls and Harem – Antique Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 7365 x 9229 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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ETHNOLOGY of the Present Day – Antique 1851 J. Heck Iconography Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 7289 x 9056 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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LADY RUSSELL’S Grief and Mourning – Antique History of England Print 1783
You're looking at a crazy high quality scan of a beautifully preserved engraved steel plate print from the rare "New, Comprehensive, and Complete History of England" book by Edward Barnard, published in 1783. The delicate, informative, and detailed illustrations found inside encapsulated, in fascinating detail, moments of English History from the Roman era, right up to the Victorian.
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- Resolution: 8156 x 11138 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1783
- Artist: Edward Barnard
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TAURICK WARRIOR – Antique Handcoloured Uniform / Fashion Print 1843
You're looking at a beautifully handcoloured illustration from the rare 'Moeurs, Usages Et Costumes de tous les Peuples Du Monde' by Auguste Wahlen. Published by Librairie Historique-Artistique in 1843-44 (currently selling for ~£450-500). Our series was ex-library from Huddersfield Technical College Library, as evidenced by the library stamp on the vast majority of the images we have available.
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- Resolution: 5546 x 8902 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1843
- Artist: Auguste Wahlen
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HUMAN Anatomy – Internal Guts (Eingeweide Von Vorn) – Antique Print
Original Colour Vintage Print from Lorenz Okenfuss' 'Oken's Naturgeschichte' (Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände), with illustrations by Johann Susemihl (1767-1847), and published in Stuttgart by Hoffman between 1839 and 1841. Lorenz Oken (1 August 1779 - 11 August 1851) was a German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist. Oken was born Lorenz Okenfuss (German: Okenfuß) in Bohlsbach (now part of Offenburg), Ortenau, Baden, and studied natural history and medicine at the universities of Freiburg and Würzburg. He went on to the University of Göttingen, where he became a Privatdozent (unsalaried lecturer), and shortened his name to Oken. As Lorenz Oken, he published a small work entitled Grundriss der Naturphilosophie, der Theorie der Sinne, mit der darauf gegründeten Classification der Thiere (1802). This was the first of a series of works which established him as a leader of the movement of "Naturphilosophie" in Germany.
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- Resolution: 11750 x 9500 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Lorenz Oken
- Image Type(s): JPG
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MAC DONALD of Glenco – Vintage Scottish Costume Illustration 1845
- Resolution: 4057px x 6427px
- Year of Print: 1845
- Artist: R. R. Mcian, Esq
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BRIDES DRESS – Solomon’s Song – Vintage Biblical Print 1836
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- Resolution: 7358px x 10012px
- Year of Print: 1836
- Artist: Charles Taylor
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VINTAGE Engraving 1800’s – The Baptism of the Ethelbert King of Kent
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- Resolution: 7310px x 10639px
- Year of Print: 1800's
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MILITARY Sciences – Prussian and French Infantry – Antique 1851 Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 9474 x 7963 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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HISTORY and Ethnology – Native Catalans Antique Print 1851
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 7259 x 9132 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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HISTORY and Ethnology – Moorish Baths in Algiers – Antique 1851 Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 7737 x 9593 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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CHINESE Puppet Show, Mandarin Visiting – Antique 1851 Print – J. Heck
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck's “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 7512 x 9445 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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QUEEN ANNE – The Queen of England – Antique Historical Print 1783
You're looking at a crazy high quality scan of a beautifully preserved engraved steel plate print from the rare "New, Comprehensive, and Complete History of England" book by Edward Barnard, published in 1783. The delicate, informative, and detailed illustrations found inside encapsulated, in fascinating detail, moments of English History from the Roman era, right up to the Victorian.
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- Resolution: 7655 x 11469 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1783
- Artist: Edward Barnard
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