Old Book Illustrations

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Old Book Illustrations offers a wide range of public domain, royalty-free restored images scanned from old books.

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Old Book Illustrations9h ago
The song of the brave man.
Theobald von Oer, from "Deutsches Balladenbuch" collective work, Leipzig: 1852 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/song-good-man/
Old Book Illustrations13h ago
kate louise powellMay 20
I just finished this little commissioned drawing of two brothers, Moose and Marlow, surrounded by plants they love including dandelions, chamomile, basil, mint and cornflowers🤍🐇 Marlow (on the left) sadly recently passed away and this piece is a tribute to him 🌼🌿
Old Book Illustrations16h ago
The awful bugaboo.
John C. Frohn, from "Nonsense for Old and Young" by Eugene Field, Boston: 1901 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/awful-bugaboo/
Old Book Illustrations19h ago
It is to laugh.
John C. Frohn, from "Nonsense for Old and Young" by Eugene Field, Boston: 1901 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/to-laugh/
Old Book Illustrations1d ago
Show threadspiegelmama1d ago
@oldbookillustrations Lallage has some of the comely traits of Hera, the cow-eyed one.
Old Book Illustrations1d ago
A nip, a grip, and then a pang.
John C. Frohn, from "Nonsense for Old and Young" by Eugene Field, Boston: 1901 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/nip-grip/
Old Book Illustrations1d ago
Vilain2d ago

L’estaca

#linocut #gravure #MastoArt #fediart

Old Book Illustrations1d ago
And Lallage, with cow-like eyes,
Will be disposeress of the prize.
Edwin Austin Abbey, from "Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick" New York: 1882 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bucolic/
Old Book Illustrations1d ago
How heartsease came first.
Edwin Austin Abbey, from "Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick" New York: 1882 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/frolic-virgins/
Old Book Illustrations2d ago
To Musique.
Edwin Austin Abbey, from "Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick" New York: 1882 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/musique/