MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Advertising / Promotional Design Elements – 1800s Antique Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
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- Resolution: 7419 x 5422
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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Worried Middle-Aged Man on Phone with Serious Facial Expression
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Angry Elderly Man with Glasses Yelling on Telephone in Illustration
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Man Riding Bicycle Line Art Isolated Illustration
A vintage line art illustration of a man riding a bicycle, isolated and detailed, ideal for transportation and historical-themed designs.
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Young male artist sketching with his dog sitting beside him.
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Contemplative Young Man Beside Garden Wall with Decorative Urn
A Charming Mix of Vintage Illustrations – Pastoral Scenes, Mythical Figures & More This image is part of a collection packed with beautifully restored vintage toile de jouy style illustrations. Think peaceful countryside scenes, graceful mythological figures, farm animals, and a good dose of that old-timey charm. Whether you’re into junk journaling, crafting, branding, or just love adding a touch of vintage to your creative projects, there’s loads to play with here. You’ll find everything from shepherd boys and garden goddesses to hot air balloons, dancing villagers, and elegant birds - all cleaned up and ready to use. Perfect for print, digital, or anything in between, this set brings a slice of history into your modern designs with plenty of character and detail.
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Antique Map of Northern England Including Northumberland, Durham, and Isle of Man
An antique map of Northern England, showcasing regions like Northumberland and Durham, as well as the Isle of Man inset. The map provides detailed insights into the region's historical geography, including towns, transportation routes, and coastal features.
- Resolution: 7124 x 5100
- Image Type(s): JPG
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STUNNING Vintage Scottish Illustration – Luss Straits -Loch Lomond
- Resolution: 4706px x 3211px
- Year of Print: 1895
- Artist: T. Nelson and Sons
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DON QUIXOTE in his Library – 1891 Antique Gustave Dore Lithograph
You’re looking at a beautifully detailed, lithograph print by Gustave Doré. A French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving. This particular engraving was sourced from the 1891 ‘Bible Gallery’ book that compiled a collection of Doré’s biblical themed artwork.
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- Resolution: 7960 x 10788 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1891
- Artist: Gustave Dore
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CHARON, the Ferryman of Hell – Biblical Illustration – Gustave Dore
You’re looking at a beautifully detailed, lithograph print by Gustave Doré. A French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving. This particular engraving was sourced from the 1891 ‘Bible Gallery’ book that compiled a collection of Doré’s biblical themed artwork.
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- Resolution: 7922 x 10807 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1891
- Artist: Gustave Dore
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MISCELLANEOUS Selection of Vintage Design Elements – 1800s Antique Stock Artwork
The type foundry and print shop of old would create books, like the one this image was discovered within, to help customers and clients with their design choices. Naturally, these books were jam packed with useful illustrative elements that could be combined to create a final piece. Today, these books are extremely difficult to get a hold of. Especially those that were published in the late 1800s. They were not mainstream publications, they simply served as 'catalogs' and thus were only produced in small numbers. Fortunately, we were introduced to a collector who had precisely what we had been searching for for so long. After some costly negotiations, we're very excited to be able to share the wonderful gems within.
- License Info
- Resolution: 7525 x 5381
- Year of Print: Late 1800s
- Artist: Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry
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VINTAGE Farmer and Winemaker – by Robert Von Haug – Dekorative Vorbilder
This image was sourced from our original 'Dekorative Vorbilder' collection; A gorgeous collection of Art Nouveau decorative patterns, graphics and illustrations including plants, figures and animals. For draftsman, painters, graphic artists, decorators, sculptors and architects. Published in 1904 by Julius Hoffman, Stuttgart.
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- Resolution: 12200 x 8700 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: Julius Hoffman
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DECORATIVE Vorbilder – Pagen by G. Lahoda – Antique 1904 Print
This image was sourced from our original 'Dekorative Vorbilder' collection; A gorgeous collection of Art Nouveau decorative patterns, graphics and illustrations including plants, figures and animals. For draftsman, painters, graphic artists, decorators, sculptors and architects. Published in 1904 by Julius Hoffman, Stuttgart.
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- Resolution: 8700 x 12200 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: Julius Hoffman
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ANTIQUE Original 1858 Portrait Print of Oliver Goldsmith Engraving
Here we have a high resolution scan of a wonderful lithograph print from Oliver Goldsmith's "A History of the Earth and Animated Nature". A celebrated series of books from the 1860's, wherein the most distinguished British and Foreign naturalists collaborated to produce.
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- Resolution: 5368 x 8504 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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ANTIQUE Original 1858 Portrait Print of Baron Cuvier Engraving
Here we have a high resolution scan of a wonderful lithograph print from Oliver Goldsmith's "A History of the Earth and Animated Nature". A celebrated series of books from the 1860's, wherein the most distinguished British and Foreign naturalists collaborated to produce.
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- Resolution: 5338 x 8274 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1868
- Artist: Oliver Goldsmith
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ABORIGINE Man of Jervis Bay and Women of Kangaroo Island 1843 Print
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: 5527 x 8780 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1843
- Artist: Auguste Wahlen
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ANATOMY – Digestion of Sheep, Fowl and Man – Antique 1880 Artwork
An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist's name to see the full collection from this series!
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- Resolution: 5500 x 8600 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: William Mackenzie
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GUATAMALEN Male and Female – Antique Native 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: 5612 x 8916 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1843
- Artist: Auguste Wahlen
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CANOEING – Vintage Hand Drawn Print – 1897
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- Resolution: 6149px x 9440px
- Year of Print: 1897
- Artist: Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo
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VIEW OF DETROIT – From City Hall – Man and his Dog – Antique 1874 Print
You're looking at a beautifully detailed engraved illustration from the 'Picturesque America' series. Published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1872 and 1874 and edited by the romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. The "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists" series was published and delivered as a subscription; semi-monthly parts were sent out to subscribers. Once complete, the subscription would be bound into volumes. The stately, bound two volume set was proudly displayed in parlors of subscriber homes as a show of status. Engravers included Robert Hinshelwood (1812-1885), Edward Paxman Brandard (1819-1898), Samuel Valentine Hunt (1803-1893), William Wellstood (1819-1900), William Chapin (1802-1888), Henry Bryan Hall (1808-1884).
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- Resolution: 8038 x 11130 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1874
- Artist: D. Appleton
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SCOTLAND – Scottish Man in Kilt – Native Fashion 1843 Handcoloured Print
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: 5655 x 8893 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1843
- Artist: Auguste Wahlen
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BULGARIAN MALE – Antique Handcoloured 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: 5435 x 8643 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1843
- Artist: Auguste Wahlen
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ESKIMO MAN Holding Fish – Handcoloured Antique Print – Auguste Wahlen
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: 5634 x 8924 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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VINTAGE Roman Empire Print – Court of the Lions
- Resolution: 8070px x 5474px
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ANTIQUE 1840 Faiths of the World Print – The Greek Patriarch
- Resolution: 4928px x 7840px
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IGNATIUS DE LOYOLA – 1840 Vintage Religious Print
- Resolution: 5016px x 8221px
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LUTHER – Vintage 1840 Faiths of the World Print
- Resolution: 5100px x 7521px
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JOHN WESLEY – English Cleric – Vintage 1840 Religious Print
- Resolution: 5382px x 8451px
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