A curated collection of vintage frog illustrations to add to the zoological illustrations on the site. All the prints are in the Public Domain and free to print. One of my children’s first lessons on the wonders of the natural world was experiencing the amazing life cycle of a frog. [Read more]
There are several collections of vintage educational posters on Pictureboxblue. They are all in the Public Domain and free to download and print. The most popular posters are by the French natural illustrator and entomologist Adolphe Millot. I have gathered these old educational posters in one place, so it is[Read more]
When I came across these gorgeous vintage tropical bird illustrations, I knew I had to share them. Not only are the tropical bird paintings beautiful, but I love the background illustrations with each bird. When visited my grandparents as a child, they didn’t have any toys, but what they did[Read more]
I like to be seasonal with my collections on Pictureboxblue. It will be Christmas soon, so I thought I’d add a collection of vintage reindeer drawings to the site. In the past, I have curated collections of illustrations of animals also associated with Christmas, penguins, and polar bears. I even[Read more]
These are a collection of fabulous late 19th century French natural history educational Deyrolle Posters. I love the old school educational charts that used to hang on the walls in the classrooms. I’ve already shared the stunning educational geography posters of Yaggy. Here, I’ve curated some of the amazing natural[Read more]
I have curated a collection of wonderful copyright free dragonfly drawings and illustrations from very old insect identification books. Some of these illustrations may be of closely related damselflies, where the insect has not been identified I have assumed they were dragonflies because they look like dragonflies. However, they could[Read more]
I love to decorate my home for Halloween with vintage images. In the past, I have framed vintage skeleton illustrations and spooky bat drawings. I have just added to that collection with these human skull drawings. The human skull is associated with Halloween probably due to its symbolism of death. [Read more]
I still can’t get enough of the beautiful fish paintings of Louis Renard. I have used them again in creating a fun rainbow fish display for my gallery wall. It’s amazing to think that these wonderful tropical fish illustrations were painted in the early 18th Century. They are such bright,[Read more]