Animal illustrations

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These illustrations come from public domain children’s books, postcards, vintage trading cards, advertisements, and vintage scraps. To learn more about the sources behind these images, check out the archives for a list of every post on the site. There, you can learn about the past artists, companies, and history behind these images!

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Free Animal Image Gallery

  • public domain swan illustration
  • public domain swan illustration from 19th century
  • Valentine's day dove die cut
  • Birds nest die cut for valentine's day
  • I love you die cut from the 19th century!
  • Free polar bear illustration from an early 20th-century trading card.
  • Free vintage walrus illustration from an antique cigarette trading card
  • A free arctic seal illustration from a vintage cigarette trade card
  • Free vintage illustration of a white barn owl, curated from a cigarette card
  • Free penguin illustration from a 19th-century children's textbook.
  • Free woodland owls illustration from 19th-century children's book on animals
  • Free walrus and marine mammal illustration from the 19th-century
  • A free 19th-century polar bear illustration from vintage children's science book
  • Free deer buck illustration from a 19th-century science book for children
  • Free vintage reindeer illustration from a 19th-century children's science book
  • Free deer illustration from a 19th-century public domain children's book
  • Free 19th-century walrus illustration in the public domain
  • Free Snow Bunting bird illustration from the early 20th-century
  • Free Snowy Owl illustration from the early 20th-century
  • An early 20th-century vintage reindeer calendar
  • A free vintage Christmas illustration of a holiday car with berries and birds. From and early 20th century French greeting card.
  • A free Christmas illustration of three colorful birds from an early 20th-century vintage greeting card.
  • A free Christmas illustration from a vintage holiday greeting card, featuring a classic robin and reindeer. Dated to around the late 19th century to early 20th century.
  • A free vintage Christmas illustration of a robin with Holly. Originally published in 1908!
  • A free Christmas illustration of a deer with winter scenery. From a public domain holiday card from 1910!
  • Free Ernst Haeckel Trochilidae Hummingbird illustration from the late 19th to early 20th century public domain
    Ernst Haeckel Trochilidae Hummingbird
  • Free Ernst Haeckel Chelonia Sea turtle illustration from the late 19th-century public domain
    Ernst Haeckel Chelonia Sea Turtle
  • Free public domain Ernst Haeckel Batrachia amphibian illustration from the late 19th-century.
    Ernst Haeckel Batrachia Amphibians
  • Free public domain Ernst Haeckel Octopus Illustration from the 19th-century book Art Forms in Nature.
    Ernst Haeckel Octopus Illustration
  • Free public domain Ernst Haeckel Asteridea starfish illustration from the late 19th-century book 'Art Forms in Nature.'
    Ernst Haeckel Asteridea Starfish
  • Free public domain Ernst Haeckel Nudibranchia illustration from the late 19th-century book, Art Forms in Nature.
    Ernst Haeckel Nudibranchia
  • Free vintage scientific Ernst Haeckel Discomedusae Jellyfish Illustration from the 19th century
    Ernst Haeckel Discomedusae Jellyfish Illustration
  • Ernst Haeckel siphonophorae Illustrations
    Ernst Haeckel siphonophorae
  • 19th-century large-eared cape dog canine images
    19th-Century Large-Eared Cape Dog
  • Vintage heyna canine images from the 19th century
    19th-Century Heyna
  • Antique dhole canine images from the 19th century
    19th-Century Northern Dhole Dog
  • Canine images of 19th century domesticated dog
    19th-Century Domesticated Dog
  • Canine Images of 19th Century Arctic foxes
    19th-Century Arctic foxes
  • Canine images of 19th-Century Corsac Fox
    19th-Century Corsac Fox
  • Canine images of a 19th-century desert fox.
    19th-Century Desert Fox
  • Canine images of 19th-century Indian Fox
    19th-Century Indian Fox
  • Canine images of 19th century hoary fox
    19th-Century Hoary Fox
  • Canine Images of a 19th-Century Kit Fox
    19th-Century Kit Fox
  • Canine Images of a 19th-Century silver fox
    19th-Century Silver Fox
  • canine images of a classic fox from the 19th-century
    19th-Century Common Fox
  • canine images of a classic wolf from the 19th-century
    19th-Century Wolf
  • Canine images of a 19th-Century antarctic wolf
    19th-Century Antarctic Wolf
  • Canine images of azaras dog 19th century
    19th-Century Azara’s Dog
  • Copyright-free illustrations of swans
  • copyright-free illustrations of swimming duck
  • Copyright-free illustrations of ducks by a lake
  • Vintage nature illustrations of white barn owl
  • Vintage nature illustration of a white rabbit
  • vintage nature illustrations of an early 20th century pony
  • Vintage nature illustrations of mother bird feeding her babies
  • copyright-free illustrations of blue butterflies
  • Antique aquarium illustrations from 19th century public domain
  • Vintage aquarium illustrations from the 19th century
  • Free Valentine's Day pictures - 19th century paper scrap for Valentine's Day
  • Free Valentine's Day pictures - 19th to 20th century illustration of birds, butterflies, and rose basket
  • Free Valentine's Day pictures - 19th century illustration of a fishbowl
  • Free Valentine's Day pictures -19th century die cut scrap of a bird with love note
  • Vintage bird nest clipart with pink flowers
  • Vintage bird nest clipart with yellow baby birds
  • Vintage bird nest clipart with two white birds
  • Winter illustrations from vintage christmas cards
  • public domain vintage christmas cards with robin birds
  • public domain vintage christmas cards with kittens
  • public domain vintage christmas cards with xmas deer
  • Vintage zebra illustration in the public domain
  • Rhinoceros illustration from 19th century - public domain
    ‘Rhinoceros’ – From African Scenery and Animals (1775-1837)
  • A colorful vintage illustration of African scenery from the 19th century - public domain.
  • Public domain illustration of Leopard - 19th century scrap paper
  • Vintage illustration of zebra originally from cigarette box. 19th century public domain.
  • Vintage illustration of elephant from 19th century advertisement
  • 19th Century Lion Illustration in the public domain
  • Two fairies flying through the sky with a butterfly leaf chariot.
  • A vintage color illustration of an elf with owls and birds.
  • antique illustration of deer jumping in meadow
  • vintage illustration of a baby deer fawn
  • vintage illustration of two standing deer turning their heads
  • vintage illustration of two deer by lake taking a drink of water
  • antique sketchbook sketches of multiple deer
  • vintage illustration of a male buck deer and female doe deer
  • Free antique illustration of a British Hedgehog
  • Antique book illustration of British wildcat - free to use
  • Free to use vintage book illustration of British Fox
  • An antique book illustration of a British Walrus
  • Free vintage book illustration of British Squirrel
  • This is a free vintage easter illustration of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter
    Vintage Benjamin Bunny – Beatrix Potter
  • This is a free vintage easter illustration of Benjamin Bunny edited from the 1904 classic by Beatrix Potter
    Beatrix Potter’s Benjamin Bunny
  • This is a free vintage easter illustration of benjamin bunny from the 1904 Beatrix Potter classic
    Classic Benjamin Bunny
  • This is a free vintage Easter illustration of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter
    Benjamin Bunny!
  • This is a free vintage easter illustration of Beatrix Potter's Benjamin Bunny
    Benjamin Bunny – Perfect for Easter
  • This is a free antique easter illustration of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter
    Classic Benjamin Bunny
  • This is a free vintage Easter image from Beatrix Potter's classic Benjamin Bunny
    Benjamin Bunny is an Easter Classic!
  • This is a free vintage Easter illustration of Beatrix Potter's classic Benjamin Bunny
    Benjamin Bunny is Perfect for Easter!
  • This is a free vintage Easter illustration of Beatrix Potter's Benjamin Bunny
    Free Easter Images
  • This is a free vintage Easter illustration of Benjamin Bunny from the 1904 Beatrix Potter classic.
    Benjamin Bunny for Easter!
  • This is a Free Vintage Illustration of an Easter Chicken and Chicks from an Antique Easter Postcard
    Easter Chicken and Chicks
  • This is a free vintage illustration of Easter chicks and basket from an antique Easter postcard
  • This is a copyright-free vintage illustration of a gorgeous bird with its nest and wildflowers
    Gorgeous Bird with Nest and Wildflowers
  • This is a copyright-free vintage illustration of a birds nest with purple eggs
    Birds Nest with Purple Eggs
  • This is a copyright-free vintage illustration of a colorful bird and Its birds nest
    Vibrant Bird with Its Nest
  • These free vintage illustrations of wild birds are from an out of copyright science book for kids
    Vintage Wild Birds
  • These are free vintage illustrations of wild animals and mammals from an out of copyright antique science book for children
    Wild Animals
  • These are free vintage illustrations of wild animals and mammals from a public domain science book for children
    Antique Illustrations of Wild Mammals
  • These are free vintage illustrations of Wild Insects from a 1895 out of copyright science book, A Popular History of Animals for Young People
    Vintage Wild Insects
  • These free vintage illustrations of wild fish and marine life are from the antique out of copyright book, A Popular History of Animals for Young People, published in 1895.
    Vintage Marine Life
  • These are free vintage illustrations of wild snakes, reptiles, and more animals from a 1895 out of copyright science book for kids
    Antique Snakes and Reptiles
  • These are free vintage illustrations of wild birds from an out of copyright childrens science book in the public domain
    Wild Birds
  • These are free vintage images of wild birds from an out of copyright science book for kids in 1895
    Antique Wild Birds
  • These are free vintage illustrations of wild butterflies and caterpillars from an out of copyright science book for kids published in 1895
    Vintage Butterflies and Caterpillars
  • These are free vintage illustrations of spiders and more wild insects from an 1895 out of copyright science book for kids
    Wild spiders and more insects
  • These are free vintage illustrations of snails, mussels, coral, sea stars, and more marine life from an 1895 out of copyright book A Popular History of Animals for Young People
    Vintage Marine Life and Insects
  • A free vintage thanksgiving postcard with turkey public domain image
  • A public domain antique thanksgiving card illustration.
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  • public domain vintage childrens book illustration of a mother duck and her ducklings
  • Public domain vintage childrens book illustration of a mother duck and her ducklings.
  • Public Domain vintage children's book illustration of a duck from Beatrix Potter
  • Public Domain vintage children's book illustration of a mother duck from Beatrix Potter
  • Public Domain vintage children's book illustration of a mother duck from Beatrix Potter
  • Public domain vintage children's book illustration from Beatrix Potter paddleduck
  • Public Domain vintage children's book illustration of a mother duck and ducklings from Beatrix Potter
  • Public domain vintage illustration of duck species from an antique poultry book
  • Public domain vintage childrens book cover featuring cartoon ducks, the wibblewobbles
  • public domain vintage antique childrens book illustration of armadillo
  • public domain vintage antique childrens book illustration of clown elephant
  • public domain vintage antique childrens book illustration of dog reading newspaper
  • public domain vintage antique illustration of a white cat in dress from bizarre old childrens book
  • vintage clipart of kitten in a basket of flowers with hearts
  • Frog and fiddle. The perfect combo.
  • Frogs. Disregarding chickens since the old days.
  • Something about a frog fishing just looks peaceful.
  • public domain vintage owl image 1
  • public domain vintage owl image 3
  • public domain vintage owl image 4
  • public domain vintage owl image 9
  • public domain vintage owl image 7
  • public domain vintage owl image 5
  • public domain vintage owl image 10
  • public domain vintage owl image 16
  • public domain vintage owl image 17
  • public domain vintage owl image 18
  • Frog family on vacation.
    A vintage frog family on vacation. Public domain print postcard
  • A classic vintage scientific illustration of two frogs. A public domain image
    A classic vintage scientific illustration of two frogs. A public domain image
  • Colorful vintage image of a dancing frog with top hat and cane
    Colorful vintage image of a dancing frog with top hat and cane
  • Vintage image of a frog wearing a robe and cane. With top hat
    Vintage image of a frog wearing a robe and cane. With top hat
  • A unique vintage illustration of frogs holding umbrellas.
    A unique vintage illustration of frogs holding umbrellas.
  • A vibrant vintage scientific illustration
    A vibrant vintage scientific illustration
  • A vintage round frog in a pound
    A vintage round frog in a pound
  • A classic public domain illustration from the wind in the willows
    A classic public domain illustration from the wind in the willows
  • Antique storybook frog illustration
    Antique storybook frog illustration
  • vintage scientific illustration of a frog. Public Domain Image
    vintage scientific illustration of a frog. Public Domain Image
  • Classic public domain storybook illustration for kids
    Classic public domain storybook illustration for kids
  • Public domain children's book artwork. Kitten with a fish bowl
    Public domain children’s book artwork. Kitten with a fish bowl
  • A free vintage children's book illustration of a marsh and animals
    A free vintage children’s book illustration of a marsh and animals
  • A free vintage happy birthday greeting with puppy
    A free vintage happy birthday greeting with puppy
  • A vintage scientific illustration of honey bees.
    A vintage scientific illustration of honey bees.
  • A vintage black and white image with color honey bees
    A vintage black and white image with color honey bees
  • A vintage illustration of golden honeycomb and bees.
    A vintage illustration of golden honeycomb and bees.
  • This vintage illustration depicts a single bee in detail.
    This vintage illustration depicts a single bee in detail.
  • A detailed vintage illustration of three wooden bee hives
    A detailed vintage illustration of three wooden bee hives
  • A whimsical vintage bees and honey print illustration.
    A whimsical vintage bees and honey print illustration.
  • A colorful vintage illustration of a beehive with flowers and bees
    A colorful vintage illustration of a beehive with flowers and bees
  • Vintage-Easter-Cards-1
  • free vintage black retriever illustration public domain
  • Free vintage pointer dog illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage irish setter illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage gordon setter illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage english setter illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage greyhound dog illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage foxhound dog illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage fox terriers illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage dachshunds illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage basset hounds illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage skye terriers illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage toy spaniels illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage little dogs illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage Pomeranian illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage deerhound illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage irish terrier illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage georgie and doctor terriers illustration.
  • Free vintage english terriers illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage bull terrier and dalmatian illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage bull dogs illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage mastiff illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage st bernard abbess dog illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage st bernard dogs illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage newfoundland dog illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage sheep dogs illustration public domain.
  • Free vintage bloodhound illustration public domain.

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