Items matching butterflies (results page 1)

Bird fishingVictorian Trade Cards (1890)

In this 1880s trade card there’s a group of creatures at a pond. In the foreground stands a long-necked bird, a crane, wearing a hat with feathers and carrying a leather satchel. The ird has caught a [...]

Keywords: trade cards, birds, cranes, frogs, butterflies, btterfly nets, colour, victoriana, monkeys, ponds, water

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Added: 2018-01-13

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678.—Swallowtail ButterflyNew Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (1840)

This antique engraving of a swallowtail butterfly—the English swallowtail, sometimes called in America the Old World Swallowtail Butterfly, is attributed to Thomas Bewick. Notice how the engraving bec [...]

Keywords: butterflies, insects, clipart, greyscale

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Added: 2016-10-30

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La PeintureMusée Artistique et Littéraire, Le (1880)

Painting. Dessiné et composé par Galland, d’après son plafond chez M. Sedille. I understand the caption to mean that Galland designed and painted the mural, which is at the house of Monsieur Sedille. [...]

Keywords: cherubs, art, butterflies, nudity, greyscale

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Added: 2007-02-04

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Historiated Initial Letter U With Clock and CherubAllegorien und Embleme, Vol II (1882)

This inhabited, or historiated, initial, features a clock with a bell on the top of it which a winged cherub is about to hit with a small hammer; there’s also a butterfly and a spiral motif. The clock [...]

Keywords: initials, letteru, clocks, cherubs, wings, bare feet, butterflies, greyscale

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Added: 2018-08-30

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Initial letter “I” with fairy cupid and butterfliesMagazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

This decorative initial letter “I” was used as a drop cap in the book. It features a naked cupid or winged cherub surrounded by butterflies; his wings are delicate, and his bare feet tread on soft gr [...]

Keywords: romance, initials, letteri, cherubs, wings, butterflies, nudity, bare feet, greyscale

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Added: 2011-01-24

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Letter I with fairy, colouredMagazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

I took this decorative capital “I” and coloured it. You could easily change the colours of course, in an image editing program.

Keywords: romance, initials, letteri, cherubs, wings, butterflies, nudity, bare feet, colour

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Added: 2011-01-24

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Corners for Pocket-HandkerchiefsGodey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine (Vol LXXXI January to June) (1870)

Three designs meant to be used for sowing to decorate the corners of handkerchiefs. The idea is presumably to give the women of the house more work to do. There is a flower, a scroll or banderol, and [...]

Keywords: butterflies, banners, banderols, sewing patterns, colour

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Added: 2018-03-25

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Stock block: Child kneeling in a circular vignetteTypographic Ornaments (1850)

This Victorian engraving shows a boy (probably) kneeling within a circular border; he holds a boquet of flowers in one hand as he gazes at a butterly perched on his other hand. There’s a circle of flo [...]

Keywords: children, innocence, flowers, butterflies, nudity, bare feet, boys, circular, stock blocks, greyscale

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Added: 2018-09-12

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Red and Blue Medieval Border with ButterflyThe Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This border was taken from “Hours of the Virgin” (Harl. 2,936). The book is attributed to the Master of Martainville and includes 24 miniatures with foliate borders (such as this one) in colours and g [...]

Keywords: borders, floriated borders, butterflies, insects, flowers, vines, colour

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Added: 2012-07-04

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