Living creatures such as mammals, insects, birds, and fishes
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]
This is a curated collection of gorgeous vintage cockatoo prints that are in the public domain and free to print. Cockatoos are my favorite birds. The yellow-crested cockatoo (also known as to be lesser sulfur-crested cockatoo) to be more precise. As a child, these cockatoos could often be spotted[Read more]
There is a beautiful grey heron I spot on my daily morning walk along the river. It always looks so majestic just perched on the riverbank patiently waiting for fish. This solitary grey heron has inspired me to curate a stunning collection of vintage heron paintings. Most of these paintings[Read more]