Living creatures such as mammals, insects, birds, and fishes
This is a collection of whale drawings that appeared in the 1843 book “Whales” by Roger Hamilton. Whales are one of the world’s special creatures they certainly invoke a sense of wonder and fascination as well as a sense of kinship for humans. There are countless stories of people mobilizing[Read more]
This is a collection of vintage Animal posters from one of two famous French illustrated Larousse Dictionaries: Nouveau Larousse illustré : Dictionnaire Universel Encyclopédique and Le Larousse pour tous. Both were published in France between 1898-1924. Many of the wonderful zoological illustrations were by French naturalist painter Adolphe Millot. I have[Read more]
This is a collection of the incredibly beautiful antique insect art by Joris Hoefnagel. Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601) was a famous 16th century Flemish artist and merchant. He was particularly well known for his illustrations of natural history subjects, topographical views, illustrations and mythological works. As an artist he was self-taught. Hoefnagel painted[Read more]
It’s hard to believe that these fish paintings of Louis Renard were first published in 1719. They are from the book “Poissons, écrevisses et crabes… que l’on trouve autour des Isles Moluques, et sur les côtes des Terres Australes” by Louis Renard. This was the first known book of colourful[Read more]
Spring has arrived and that means the blue tits will be breading in the bird box in our gardens. They are one of the most beautiful songbirds in the UK and one of my favorite, so I have curated some vintage blue tit drawings. The blue tit is a small songbird in the tit family. It[Read more]
A curated collection of stunning colorful coral reef illustrations and prints of the Australian Great Barrier Reef. The coral prints are from the book “The Great Barrier Reef of Australia” (1893) by William Saville-Kent. William Saville-Kent was a British marine biologist whos book on the Great Barrier Reef was a pioneering publication,[Read more]
I’m loving the tropical trend in home interiors at the moment. A couple of weeks ago I shared some gorgeous vintage palm tree prints. This time I thought I would share a crafted parrot decor idea using some of the wonderful vintage bird illustrations on Pictureboxblue. When I think of[Read more]
This is a curated collection of vintage illustrations of feathers found in some of the classic old encyclopedias and ornithological books of the 19th Century. Feathers are what give birds their distinctive colors and in many cases beautiful markings. The collective name for a bird’s feathers is known as it’s[Read more]