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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With you myself, I got a fright:
Beyond the pond,
You, like a clump of rushes, stood in sight,
With waving moan.
Thomas Landseer, from "Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnny, a Poem" by Robert Burns, London: 1830 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/like-rash-buss/
Le petit ruisseau de Champ-du-Moulin
2026
21 x 22.5 cm

Photogravure / Heliogravure

I wanted to print this gravure in darkblue on yellow.
By coincidence I was handed some Magnani1404 Pescia Cream which was exactly what I had in mind and perfect for this print.
It was the first print done on my new Polymetaal press which was a pleasure to work with.
I also used the new hotplates I made, so I was able to keep my ink at 30°C while my plate was at 25°C all of the time.

#photogravure #heliogravure #intaglio #intaglioprint #printmaking
At the court of assizes.
Paul Renouard, from "L'Image," Paris: 1897 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/assizes-court/
Roses of yesteryear.
Lucien Pissarro, from "L'Image," Paris: 1897 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/rose-yesteryear/
South Australian cobbler.
Jacques Reyne Isidore Acarie-Baron, from "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation," atlas vol. 4, by Cuvier et al., Paris: 1836-1849 #illustration #art #fish https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/south-australian-cobbler/
Rocksucker (Chorisochismus dentex).
Jacques Reyne Isidore Acarie-Baron, from "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation," atlas vol. 4, by Cuvier et al., Paris: 1836-1849 #illustration #art #fish https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/rocksucker/

Atlantic wreckfish.
Jacques Reyne Isidore Acarie-Baron, from "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation," atlas vol. 4, by Cuvier et al., Paris: 1836-1849 #illustration #art #fish https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/atlantic-wreckfish/

Edit: the species in the caption.

Cold to the touch #art #originalart