Public Domain Vintage Image Preparations for Christmas
This vintage Christmas image shows a woman and a girl
decorating a Christmas Tree with ornaments.
The girl is carrying a tray of Christmas decorations and
some of them appear to have fallen onto the floor.
The subtitle of this antique artwork is
"Redfern Afternoon Dress"; it was originally in a
fashion magazine published in France in 1914.
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 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
