Poppies as a symbol With remembrance day next month, I thought I would add to my collection of vintage flower illustrations with these free pictures of poppies to download. The poppy sellers are out in full force at the moment raising money for veterans. Poppies become a symbol of remembrance[Read more]
The Art Nouveau Flowers of Maurice Pillard Verneuil Maurice Pillard Verneuil was a French designer and artist. He was famed for his use of bold, floral designs in ceramic tiles, wallpapers and other furnishing textiles. His flower designs and prints were very much part of the Art Nouveau movement in art. Art Nouveau Flowers Art[Read more]
I love vintage natural history posters that show collections of things like feathers, seashells and insects. In the past, I have shared the fabulous natural history posters of Adolphe Millot and his animal poster collections. Here I have compiled a collection of Adolphe’s antique botanical posters. Adolphe Millot was a[Read more]
Flicking through the many interior accounts I follow on Instagram, I’m always fascinated by everyone’s gallery walls. Many of gallery walls are made up of several pictures and paintings framed in different sizes. I also notice a trend for still flower images. Painted flowers on a dark background seem to[Read more]
Beautiful Vintage Sunflower Illustrations It’s not surprising that sunflowers symbolize happiness. I just look at a sunflower and it makes me smile. Here I’ve curated a collection of copyright-free vintage sunflower drawings. Sunflowers are grown all over the world but they are a native to America. I think every child[Read more]
Copyright Free Botanical Tulip Illustrations To Print It is believed that tulips got their name from the Persian word for a turban, which the flower is supposed to resemble. When I think of tulips I automatically think of Amsterdam. The two things are strongly linked in my mind not just[Read more]
Seed companies generally produce seeds for amateur gardeners, to grow their own flowers, fruit and vegetables. The seeds were traditionally sold mail order, using a catalog and seed packets. I’ve curated some of the lovely artwork from these catalogs and made them into free downloadable vintage seed packets. Many of[Read more]
Gorgeous Floral Rose Prints The rose is probably one of the showiest of flowers and always associated with love. As Valentine’s is just around the corner, I thought I would share a collection of beautiful botanical rose prints. There are over three hundred species of roses and thousands of cultivars. They come in[Read more]