Zoological

The beauty of the drawings and paintings in vintage natural history books never ceases to amaze me. That includes this colourful collection of vintage seaweed prints that I’m sharing here. …

Did you know that the plural of octopus is actually octopuses? Not as I misbelieved octopi. Octopus is actually a Greek word and not Latin that is why the plural …

A vibrant collection of beautiful vintage hummingbird prints and art. They are all in the Public Domain and free to download and print. I remember seeing my first wild hummingbird, …

A collection of carefully curated Maria Sibylla Merian prints, from her seminal book “Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium”, the “Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname“. The book was published in 1705. This …

A collection of beautiful vintage birds nest and egg illustrations by “the other Audubon“, Genevieve Jones. All of these wonderful vintage prints are from the book “Illustrations of the Nests …

A collection of free vintage zoological prints, that just focus on Elephant illustrations and drawings. A couple of illustrations showing how to draw elephants is included. There are elephant examples …

I have curated a collection of beautiful 19th Century Conchology prints (seashells) by the British Mineralist John Mawe, from several of his scientific books. Conchology is the study of mollusc …

This is a collection of wonderful vintage owl drawings and illustrations. They are in the Public Domain and free to download. I think I’ve heard more owls than I’ve actually …

This is collection of pochoir prints of antique butterflies from Emile-Allain Séguy’s book “Papillons” published in 1925. Emile-Allain Séguy (1877-1951) was a French decorative artist. He was well known for …

When I came across these stunning Mark Catesby prints, I knew I had to share them. They are some of the most beautiful vintage natural history illustrations that I have …

This is a collection of tiger drawings, illustrations and prints that are in the Public Domain. Tigers are an Asian mammal that once roamed from as far west as Turkey …

After visiting the tigers, the giraffe enclosure was always the second destination on our family’s visit to the zoo. These magnificent creatures are so unique and loved by many. I …

I have been thinking about compiling a collection of Dodo drawings for a while.  Last week someone emailed me with a request for some dodo pictures.  So after a bit …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …