You're looking at a vintage collection of animal illustrations from a book on Heraldic Design. Each image was extracted from its original background and converted to the following image formats: SVG (vector), EPS (vector), and, of course, PNG (300dpi raster image with transparent background) for the modern creator.
This image is part of a beautiful collection of highly detailed, engraved illustrations from the early 1800s - Originally discovered within a small book full of stories inspired by the English countryside. While I’m sure the stories are lovely, I couldn’t get over how incredible these illustrations were!
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.
This image is part of a beautiful collection of highly detailed, engraved illustrations from the early 1800s - Originally discovered within a small book full of stories inspired by the English countryside. While I’m sure the stories are lovely, I couldn’t get over how incredible these illustrations were!
This image is part of a beautiful collection of highly detailed, engraved illustrations from the early 1800s - Originally discovered within a small book full of stories inspired by the English countryside. While I’m sure the stories are lovely, I couldn’t get over how incredible these illustrations were!
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.
This image is part of a beautiful collection of highly detailed, engraved illustrations from the early 1800s - Originally discovered within a small book full of stories inspired by the English countryside. While I’m sure the stories are lovely, I couldn’t get over how incredible these illustrations were!
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.
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.
A vintage illustration of a red deer stag standing in a woodland setting, featuring impressive antlers. This transparent PNG captures the regal nature of the stag, perfect for nature and hunting-themed projects.
Illustration of three fallow deer, including a stag with large antlers and two does. The image is isolated on a transparent background, making it ideal for various design uses.
Artistic rendering of a pair of black-tailed deer, featuring a stag with impressive antlers and a doe resting in the grass. The image is an isolated PNG with a transparent background.
Illustration of a spotted deer family with a stag standing and a fawn lying down. The image is isolated on a transparent background, perfect for wildlife-themed projects.
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.
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.
Here we have a wonderful chromolithograph vintage stock image from Heinrich Dolmetsch’s "Der Ornamentenschatz - Ein Musterbuch stilvoller Ornamente aus allen Kunstepochen". Published by Stuttgart, Hoffmann. A celebrated collection of ornamental/decorative designs and artwork inspired by various geographical regions and movements of the 16th/17th and 18th century.
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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