Public Domain Watercolor Painting with a Bouquet of Roses
This antique watercolor painting features a bouquet of Roses.
The bunch of Flowers are wrapped in white paper that has the date 1878.
Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
This India Ink drawing has a candle lit Christmas Tree!
A child stands nearby admiring the tree and a the banquet of food
set out on a linen covered table.
It is titled "Iwan at a Christmas Tree".
The image was originally part of a children's story magazine.
Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Here is nice little addition for your Christmas items.
It is a drawing of a Doll with long hair and a Toy Horse under a Christmas Tree.
This can be used for Christmas Gift Tags, Christmas Cards etc.
Along with Christmas themes it can be used in themes of:
Childhood Memories, Doll lovers, Horses (in relation to children),
Vintage, Yesteryear, Antique, Grandparents and other
Nostalgia themes.
Perhaps you have some usage ideas or themes I forgot!
If you would like to share your ideas or or how you used this image;
please feel free to leave a comment below.
Thank you!
Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Ink and watercolor are the mediums used to re-create these wonderful
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
The top image of a butterfly features a black butterfly;
with blue, on iridescent wings.
Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Public Domain Bouquet of Flowers with a Butterfly
This drawing features a classic bouquet of flowers and a butterfly.
It was made with watercolor paints and chalk.
The colors are dull and muted; giving the image a soft antique look.
Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Public Domain Etching of a Lion's Head
This lion appears to have a quiet and familiar connection with the viewer.
Looking at this lions expression;
One almost feels they could go to sleep and
this huge creature would watch over them the whole time.
Image Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Public Domain Watercolor of a Pear Cactus In Bloom
Here is a wonderful watercolor and gouache painting featuring
a Pear Cactus with a Yellow Flower.
The Opuntia are more well known as the "Prickly Pear" cactus
and their "leaves" are 88% water.
This would make a nice art print.
It can go well with themes such as:
American Indian, Desert, Flowering Plants, Mexico,
Native American, Pueblo, Southwest,
Spanish, as well as
Western and Wild West themes.
Colors are:
Greens and Yellows with Solid background of aged white paper.
Original Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Here a ball of fur called a Cat.
Cats noses can be different colors.
The color of a cats nose relates to the color of it's fur.
Black cats have black noses and white cats have pink noses.
An orange cat will have an orange nose and
a multicolored cat can have a multicolored nose!
Some kitties even have freckles on their noses!
Image Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Here is a drawing of a dog sleeping.
Hope it is having sweet dreams :)
Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Antique Photograph of a Man Wearing a Top Hat Riding a Horse
This is an antique cabinet photograph of a man wearing a top hat
while riding a horse.
Cabinet photographs are dated about 1860's to 1930's.
They were mounted on heavy card-stock.
(this one is dated about 1890's)
They are called "cabinet photographs" because;
when photography was still somewhat new,
people displayed photographs in cabinets
(mostly in parlors of wealthy home owners).
Photo Source:
RIJKS Museum
Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands
©: listed as Public Domain with CC1.0 license
More information about CC1.0 can be found here:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Watercolor of a Swallowtail Butterfly
This Swallowtail Butterfly is resting at the top center (well, almost) of an oval frame.
Remove the frame, recenter the butterfly, or use it as it is and add more butterflies.
The download from NGA is a high resolution image so you can even
just use the butterfly in other projects.
Source: National Gallery of Art
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20565
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under CC0 Creative Commons Zero
This model of a Horse walking was made of pigmented beeswax!
Because the brown horse is outlined nicely,
this walking horse statue is a good starting place for creating silhouettes and stencils.
Source: National Gallery of Art
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20565
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under CC0 Creative Commons Zero
