Victorian Prints

Take a walk outside ― it will serve you far more than pacing around in your mind. ― Rasheed Ogunlaru Vintage fashion history illustrations featuring two Victorian ladies in walking dresses for fall. From an 1875 issue of Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 13" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Prints is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Please link back to VictorianPrints.ca as your source when sharing or publishing.

I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it. ― William Shakespeare A vintage fashion history illustration from 1893 showing a summer promenade outfit for a Victorian lady. Scanned from my personal collection of antique magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 7" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianPrints.ca as your source when sharing or publishing.

And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer. ― F. Scott Fitzgerald , The Great Gatsby Page 119 from a vintage fashion catalog issued by the National Cloak & Suit Company located in New York City. It features a variety of fancy straw hats for the warmer weather. These fashionable millinery creations were sold in 1910 and are all reasonably priced at $3.98! Download and print for wall art or to use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 9" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

They walked, and the long waves rolled and murmured rhythmically beside them; the fresh salty wind blew free and unobstructed in their faces, wrapped itself around their ears, and made them feel slightly numb and deliciously dizzy. They walked along in that wide, peaceful, whispering hush of the sea that gives every sound, near or far, some mysterious importance. ― Thomas Mann , Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family Vintage fashion history illustration featuring two ladies in promenade dresses, strolling along the seaside in 1886. From my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 9" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to Vi

Friends, sun, sand and sea. That sounds like a summer to me. ― Unknown Vintage fashion history illustration featuring a gathering of family and friends at the beach in Victorian bathing costumes for 1886. From my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée . Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 11" x 8.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer. ― Anna Godbersen , Bright Young Things An antique fashion history illustration from an 1867 issue of Peterson's showing a group of ladies, and a young boy, making preparations for a summer ball. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 10" x 8" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson A vintage fashion history illustration from 1904 showing three Edwardian ladies in the park. The lady in the middle has an entire stuffed bird on her hat! This engraving is flanked on both sides by a stylized art nouveau depiction of dragonflies on reeds. Original illustration is from my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and print for wall art or to use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 10.5" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for perso

The end has come, as come, it must, To all things; in these sweet June days, The teacher and the scholar trust, Their parting feet to separate ways. ― John Greenleaf Whittier A vintage fashion illustration from 1904 showing a summer outfit for an Edwardian teenager. Original illustration found in my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 5" x 7" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson A vintage fashion illustration from 1904 showing a veiled Edwardian lady in a walking suit of yellow tweed, trimmed with bands of sky-blue silk that has been embroidered with red flowers. Sky-blue bands are also echoed in the trimming on her hat and also on her parasol. Original illustration found in my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 7" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

A French embroidery pattern from 1886 showing a floral design for a decorative border, either for a tablecloth, napkins or cushions. The pattern keys are outlined below the design. From my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines. Download and use for a needlework project but you can also incorporate this pattern into mixed media artwork or to embellish a scrapbook page. You can find the free high-res 11" x 5.25" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Vintage fashion history illustration showing the front and back views of an écru pongee walking suit from June 1872. Here is a brief description as it was originally published: This écru pongee suit consists of a skirt and polonaise . The skirt is trimmed with a kilt-pleated and a gathered ruffle of the material.The trimming for the polonaise consists of kilt-pleated écru pongee ruffles and bias strips of black velvet. Straw round hat, trimmed with velvet, feathers, and flowers. Original illustration is from my personal collection of antique Harper's Bazar magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 10" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sh

... it's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine ... it's summertime! ― Kenny Chesney Vintage fashion history illustration featuring a collection of summer hats for ladies and girls from 1886. From my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée . Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Marriage is like watching the color of leaves in the fall; ever changing and more stunningly beautiful with each passing day. ― Fawn Weaver An antique fashion history illustration from an 1867 issue of Peterson's showing a young bride previewing an ivory wedding dress for her bridal party before the wedding. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts, scrapbooking or wall art projects. You can find the free high-res 12" x 9" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Travel is such a wonderful experience! Especially when you forget you are traveling. Then you will enjoy whatever you see and do. Those who look into themselves when they travel will not think about what they see. In fact, there is no distinction between the viewer and the seen. You experience everything with the totality of yourself, so that every blade of grass, every mountain, every lake is alive and is a part of you. When there is no division between you and what is other, this is the ultimate experience of traveling. ― Liezi, Lieh-tzu , A Taoist Guide to Practical Living A vintage fashion illustration from 1872 showing a group of Victorian ladies at the train station. The veiled lady buying tickets at the booth seems to be nursing an injury to her left wrist. From left to right, the costumes are: (1) a fawn-colored delaine dress; (2) a gray pongee dress with dark gray mantelet ; (3) a black gros grain suit; (4) a brown serge dress with paletot ; and (5) a gray poplin su

I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year. ― Edna St. Vincent Millay A collection of straw and Neapolitan hat designs for summer of 1872. From my personal collection of antique Harper's Bazar magazines. Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 12" x 9" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. ― Tim Cahill A vintage fashion illustration from 1904 showing two Edwardian ladies touring the grounds of a European castle. I love the sun motifs on the outfit of the lady carrying the parasol. Original illustration found in my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée . Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 8" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky. ― S.E. Hinton Antique illustration of two Victorian ladies dressed in 1886 promenade costumes for a stroll in the park. The lady on the left is carrying a fan while the lady on the right is holding a parasol. From my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée . Download and use in various altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 8.5" x 11" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently. ― Maya Angelou 19th century illustration of three Victorian ladies in a living-room. The lady in the centre looks like she has come to a determined and resolute decision. Scanned from my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée . You can download the free high-res 11" (w) x 9.75" (h) @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . Can be used for altered art/collage, graphic design or scrapbooking. All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be. ― John Connolly , The Book of Lost Things Antique black and white engraving from 1892 that shows a collage of young Victorians in hats or head wear for spring. Beautifully drawn with great detail. Scanned from my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée . You can download the free printable 8.5" x 11" @ 300 ppi JPEG without any watermark here . Great for altered art, graphic design or scrapbooking projects. All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion. ― Edgar Allan Poe A vintage, hand-tinted real photo postcard (RPPC) from 1917. This one shows a young Edwardian woman reclining on a sofa, holding white roses in her left hand. Wonderful graphic for cardmaking, crafts, collage art, journal or scrapbook covers, and in various other graphic design projects. You can download the free high-res 8" (w) x 5" (h) @ 300 ppi JPEG without any watermark here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Fashion history illustration from a March 1873 issue of Harper's Bazar (the name change to Harper's "Bazaar" occurred with the November 1929 issue). The image shows a young woman in a Dolly Varden house dress. A Dolly Varden dress is generally understood to be a woman's outfit fashionable from about 1869 to 1875 in Britain and the United States. It is named after a character in Charles Dickens. You can download this free fashion illustration as high-res 4" x 5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . Can be used in artmaking, scrapbooking or as part of a graphic design project. All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Fashion history illustration from a March 1872 issue of Harper's Bazar (the name change to Harper's "Bazaar" occurred with the November 1929 issue). The image shows a young lady wearing a black tulle low-necked blouse. You can download this free fashion illustration as high-res 4" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . Can be used in collage art, for junk journaling or as part of a graphic design project. All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Antique fashion history illustration from a March 1872 issue of Harper's Bazar (the name change to Harper's "Bazaar" occurred with the November 1929 issue). The image shows a young lady wearing white silk tulle and a blue satin bertha. You can download this free fashion illustration as high-res 4" x 5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here . Can be used in collage art, for junk journaling or as part of a graphic design project. All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Fashion plate from the January 1893 issue of La Famille. You can download this free fashion illustration as a 4" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here for cardmaking, collage, junk journal or scrapbooking projects. All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom. ― Margaret Elizabeth Sangster A vintage fashion illustration from the March 1867 issue of Peterson's showing four young women going for an early spring walk. You can download the free high-res 8" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here for use in a collage, junk journal projects, embellishing scrapbook pages or simply print for tabletop and wall art. All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.