405 Free Artworks of Public Domain Sketches

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Shorthorn bull from On the Domesticated Animals of the British Islands: Comprehending the Natural and Economical History of Species and Varieties; the Description of the Properties of External Form; and Observations on the Principles and Practice of Breeding (1845) published by David Low.

Sketch of a cat (1819) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Hare from The Works Of John Collier-Tim-Bobbin-In Prose And Verse published by James Clegg (1894).

Bass Flies from Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury. Digitally enhanced from our own original 1892 Edition.

Illustration of hunters, animals and birds from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

Ferns (1920) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924).

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Naked woman on her knees, vintage nude illustration.Nude figure on hands and knees (1900–1910) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

The Sacred Wood (Le Bois Sacré) (1900) painting in high resolution by Maurice Denis. Original from The Public Institution Paris Musées. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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The British lion from Un-Natural History Not Taught In Bored Schools, etc published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (1883).

Fern from Elementary Geology (1842) published by Edward Schmid.

Wild European reindeer from A Summer in Norway ... Also, an Account of the Red-Deer, Reindeer and Elk (1875) published by John Dean Caton.

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World map from A System of Geography, for the use of Schools (1860) published by Sidney Edwards Morse.

Religious Vessels from The Sundhya or the Daily Prayers of the Brahmins (1851) by Sophie Charlotte Belnos (1795–1865).

Illustration of woman making oat cakes from The Costume of Yorkshire (1814) by George Walker (1781-1856).

Illustration of hunters training their horses from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

Illustration of hounds on the hunt from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

Hanako (1907) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Sketch of a sleeping cat (1812) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Plants & Flowers from Histoire de l'art égyptien (1878) by Émile Prisse d'Avennes.

Bowhead Whale Whale Original Antique Ocean Marine Mammal Handcolored Sealife Lithograph. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Naked lady. Nude in Black Stocking (1917) by Egon Schiele. female line art drawing from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Illustration of dark-brown horse from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

The Cat O'nine tails from Un-Natural History Not Taught In Bored Schools, etc published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (1883).

The Lonely Tower (Castle on a River with Willows and a Boat) by Mary Altha Nims (1817–1907).

Grayling from Nimrod In The North, Or Hunting And Fishing Adventures In The Arctic Regions published by Cassell & Co. (1885).

Standing pig in the grass (1805) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883).

Illustration of mounted sportsmen from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

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Nude Sketch. Gips van antiek beeld van vrouwelijk torso (1827) by Johannes Tavenraat. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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Holly branch illustration in the Christmas Dinner menu (1899) from The Buttolph collection of menus.

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Asiatic elephant from Johnson's Household Book of Nature (1880) by John Karst (1836-1922).

Illustration of sportsmen within an enclosure from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

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American Scoter Duck from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon (1785 - 1851 ), etched by Robert Havell (1793 - 1878).

Ornamented Trygon (Trygon ornatus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Turkish Encampment from Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean islands (1810) illustrated by Luigi Mayer (1755-1803).

Nude Woman Carrying Vase on Head (1909) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Nude lady. Bather Drying Herself (ca. 1892) drawing in high resolution by Edgar Degas. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Bear from Nimrod In The North, Or Hunting And Fishing Adventures In The Artic Regions published by Cassell & Co. (1885).

Ceiling Ornamentation : Guilloches & Meanders (Theban Necropolis) from Histoire de l'art égyptien (1878) by Émile Prisse d'Avennes.

Tanned naked woman, vintage nude illustration. Sphinx (1898–1900) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The J. Paul Getty Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Scarlet Ibis from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon (1785 - 1851 ), etched by Robert Havell (1793 - 1878).

Playful cat from When Life is Young, A Collection of Verse For Boys and Girls published by Century Co. (1894).

A chromolithograph of horses with antique horseback riding equipments from an antique horseback riding catalog (1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

South point, cape of good hope from Circular relating to Lighthouses, Lightships, Buoys, and Beacons (1863) published by Alexander Gordon.

Great nautilus or Whitish nautilus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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The Kiss (1911) by Egon Schiele. Original female line art drawing from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Red deer from A Summer in Norway ... Also, an Account of the Red-Deer, Reindeer and Elk (1875) published by John Dean Caton.

Eurasian tree sparrow illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original publication.

Illustration of a giraffe from Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1840). Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

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French rose (Rosa gallica) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

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Toucan from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

Iconic group of Teï & his wife from Histoire de l'art égyptien (1878) by Émile Prisse d'Avennes.

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Palace at Bucharest from Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean islands (1810) illustrated by Luigi Mayer (1755-1803).

Fragments at Ephesus from Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean islands (1810) illustrated by Luigi Mayer (1755-1803).

Plate 31 Interior of the Temple in Carnak illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

Hand drawn of animals from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage erotic nude art of a naked woman. Untitled (seated female nude) (1897) by Karl Bitter. Original from The Smithsonian. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Arctic Tern from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Sign language for letter A from What I saw in New York; or, a Bird's-eye view of City Life (1851) published by Joel Ross.

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Blue Crane or Heron from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Vintage erotic nude art of a naked woman. Seated Female Nude (1915–1934) by Isaac Israels. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Highland lighthouse from Truro... Cape Cod, Or, Landmarks And Sea Marks... Illustrations published by D. Lothrop and Co. (1883).

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Canoe and a camera, a two hundred mile tour through the Maine forests published by Orange Judd Co. (1880).

The White Puppy Book by Cecil Aldin (1910), a white dog ‘Rags’ running emotionally distressed. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Crater in the Island of Volcano from Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean islands (1810) illustrated by Luigi Mayer (1755-1803).

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Vintage lady silhouette from Mr.Grant Allen's New Story Michael's Crag With Marginal Illustrations in Silhouette, etc published by Leadenhall Press (1893).

Woman and Girl Embracing (1918) by Egon Schiele. Original female line art drawing from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Caravansary at Kustchiuk Czemege from Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean islands (1810) illustrated by Luigi Mayer (1755-1803).

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Common American Swan from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon (1785 - 1851), etched by Robert Havell (1793 - 1878).

Dance of Bulgarian Peasants from Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean islands (1810) illustrated by Luigi Mayer (1755-1803).

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Naked woman showing off her bum, vintage nude illustration. Caresse: moi danc, chéri by Auguste Rodin. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Plate 41 : Colossal Head of Red Granite illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

Coracias Garrulus Lin (European Roller) by Magnus Von Wright (1836), an isolated portrait of an European roller. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

American Crow from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Common Buzzard from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars.

Collection of Various Butterflies from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Copied paintings from the tombs of Nevoethph and Menothph from Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie (1835–1845) by Jean François Champollion (1790–1832).

Tableau of Figures, large as life, in the Tomb of Psammuthis illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

Papilio panthous or Green birdwing (female ventral side) illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

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Naked woman posing sexually and showing her bum, vintage art. Nude: Study from behind (1858) by William Holman Hunt. Original from Birmingham Museums. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Naked women holding each other close, vintage nude illustration. Two Figures by Auguste Rodin. Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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Tableau supposed to represent the Goddess Isis illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

The Temple of Dakke in Nubia illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

Tropical Plants illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

Vintage illustration of eight armed cuttle fish from Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal institution in the years 1806-7 illustrated by George Shaw (1751-1813).

Naked woman showing her breasts, vintage nude illustration. Origin of the Greek Vase (1900–1910) by Auguste Rodin. Original from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Naked woman. Bather Sponging Her Knee (ca. 1883–1884) drawing in high resolution by Edgar Degas. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

North Pacific right whale (Balaena sieboldii) from Natural history of the cetaceans and other marine mammals of the western coast of North America (1872) by Charles Melville Scammon (1825-1911).

Illustration of two women feeding domestic birds, (also six heads of domestic and wild animals) from Sporting Sketches (1817-1818) by Henry Alken (1784-1851).

Lesser Redpole, Goldfinch Male & Female, Siskin, Reed Bunting, and Golden Crested Wren from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

1. Flat Backed Terrapin (Emys platynota); 2. Spinose Land Terrapin (Geoemyda spinosa) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Collection of various birds from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Collection of various monkeys from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Pyrrhula Pyrrhula illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Gray heron (Ardea cinerea) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Strix uralensis ♀ illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Bar-Tailed Humming Bird, Stoke Humming Bird, Underwood's Humming Bird, Gould's Humming Bird, and Topaz Throated Humming Bird from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Illustration of New post office & proposed Broadway underground railway from Illustrated description of the Broadway underground railway (1872) by New York Parcel Dispatch Company.

Great speos: large gallery or vestibule, north wall. Bottom row, second [fourth] painting of northeast corner. from Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie (1835–1845) by Jean François Champollion (1790–1832).

Peacock Butterfly, Camberwall Beauty, Purple Emperor, Glanville Fritillary, Grayling Butterfly, Green Hair Streak, and Silver Studded Blue Butterfly from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage Victorian style horseshoe engraving.

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