91 Free Artworks of Public Domain Black And Drawings

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Buffalo Lighthouse by Mary Altha Nims (1817–1907).

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Cassowary from Adventures of a Gold-Digger (1856) published by John Sherer.

Pallida from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Marginata from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Cuspidata major from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Muskox from Amerika. Eine allgemeine Landeskunde (1894) published by Wilhelm Sievers.

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Ruins by Moonlight by Mary Altha Nims (1817–1907).

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Lobata Major from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Anteater from Travels and Adventures in Southern Africa (1827) published by George Thompson.

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Walrus from Journal of a Voyage to Greenland (1821) published by George William Manby.

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Vintage Victorian style flowers in a vase engraving.

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Jackass bird from Adventures of a Gold-Digger (1856) published by John Sherer.

Digitata from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage Victorian style umbrella engraving.

Vintage Victorian Leda and the Swan engraving.

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

Vijf naaktstudies; drie met opgeheven armen, de andere op de rug gezien by Henri Fantin-Latour. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Christmas Morning–Before Daylight (1871) by The Kellogg & Bulkeley Co.

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Vijf naaktstudies; drie met opgeheven armen, de andere op de rug gezien by Henri Fantin-Latour. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Vintage Victorian style citole and sword.

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Moose from The Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, or notes on the Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of that Country (1866) published by William Ross King.

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Studies of Upas and Maple Trees by Mary Altha Nims (1817–1907).

Vintage European style camel engraving from Woodland Romances; or, Fables and Fancies by Clara L. MateìAux (1877).

Ruins by Mary Altha Nims (1817–1907).

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Irish Ivy from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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

Vintage Victorian style rabbit engraving.

Vintage European style binoculars illustration London (illustrated). A complete guide to the leading hotels, places of amusement. Also a directory of first-class reliable houses in the various branches of trade by Anonymous (1872).

Nude (1917) by Childe Hassam. Original from The Yale University Art Gallery. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Eddystone Lighthouse by Mary Altha Nims (1817–1907).

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Crowned crane from Adventures in the far interior of South Africa; including a journey to Lake Ngami, and rambles in Honduras. To which is appended a short treatise on the best mode of skinning and preserving Birds, Animals (1866) published by J Leyland.

Irish Ivy from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Numbat from Voyages Dans Les Deux Oceans, Atlantique Et Pacifique (1848) published by Eugène Delessert.

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King vulture from Adventures in the far interior of South Africa; including a journey to Lake Ngami, and rambles in Honduras. To which is appended a short treatise on the best mode of skinning and preserving Birds, Animals (1866) published by J Leyland.

Rear side of man on a horseback from The Z.Z.G or Zig Zag Guide Round And About The Bold And Beautiful Kentish Coast... Illustrated by Philip William May (1897).

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Koala from Im australischen Busch und an den Küsten des Korallenmeeres: Reiseerlebnisse und Beobachtungen eines Naturforschers in Australien, Neu-Guinea und den Molukken (1896) published by Richard Wolfgang Semon.

Antique pottery from Angouleme, History, Institutions And Monuments. L.P (1885).

Naked woman showing her breasts, vintage erotic art. Female Nude (1890) by James Wells Champney. Original from The Smithsonian. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Chillon Castle by Mary Altha Nims (1817–1907).

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Nachtelijk landschap met trekvogels (1878–1907) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Vaillantian Paradise-bird or Violet-black Bird of Paradise illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Entomology 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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Pots from Old Songs. With Drawings by E.A Abbey and Alfred Parsons (1889).

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Sheep 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.

1. Gocool Dipsas (Dipsus Gocool) 2. Black Headed Lycodon (Lycodon melanocephalus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Steam engine train stamp design from The New South. A Description Of The Southern States, Etc published by Manufacturers' Record Co. (1887).

Aneroid barometer published by Robinson, Son & Pike (1872).

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

Compass from Man... Fifth Edition. Passed by and Partially Reworked By K.van Geijerstam. With... Drawings (1889) published by Nils Lilja.

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Binocular from Our Silver Streak or the Yachtsman's Guide From Harwich to Scilly published by Norie & Wilson (1892).

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Lighthouse in Marseille from The Rivers of France. The Rhone Book Decorated With 168 Drawings by A. Chapon (1892).

Naked woman posing sensually, vintage erotic art. Study of a Female Nude, Seated (1870–1879) by George Richmond. Original from The Met Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Satan, Sin, and Death: "Death and Sin met by Satan on his Return from Earth" (1792–1795) by James Barry. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Proposed for guernsey from Circular relating to Lighthouses, Lightships, Buoys, and Beacons (1863) published by Alexander Gordon.

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

Elephant ride from Lays of India... Third Edition (1879) published by Aliph Cheem.

Female nude, seated. (1937) by Eric Gill. Original from The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Uilen op een tak (1873–1917) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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

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Fahrrader 1 (1894) from the German series, Meyers Konversations Lexikon, a black and white lithograph of different types of bicycles. Digitally enhanced from our own original antique plate.

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Anteater from Im australischen Busch und an den Küsten des Korallenmeeres. Reiseerlebnisse und Beobachtungen eines Naturforschers in Australien, Neu Guinea und den Molukken (1866) published by Richard Wolfgang Semon.

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Man silhouette looking through a telescope from Mr.Grant Allen's New Story Michael's Crag With Marginal Illustrations in Silhouette, etc published by Leadenhall Press (1893).

Vintage European style bear engraving from The Polar Regions Of The Western Continent Explored; Embracing A Geographical Account of Iceland, Greenland, The Islands of The Frozen Sea, and The Northern Parts of The American Continent by William Joseph Snelling (1831).

Naked woman showing her breasts, vintage nude illustration. Ex libris van Gianni Mantero (1907–1985) by Erna Friedländer. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Great-billed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus macrorhynchus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Abacus from Map Modeling in Geography, Including the Use of Sand, Clay, Putty, Paper Pulp, Plaster of Paris... Also Chalk Modeling in its Adaptation to Purposes of Illustration. Fully Illustrated published by E.L Kellogg & Co. (1895).

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Sheep 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.

Vintage Victorian style horseshoe engraving.

Psycho cycles bicycle from Where to Buy at Paignton. An Illustrated Local Trades' Review, by the Editor of the Agent's Guide with Illustrations of the West of England published by Robinson, Son and Pike (1891).

1996 - 'Abstract landscape in line' art on paper no. 6.199a' Indian ink drawing on paper; Dutch Abstract Expressionism art / Hollands abstract-expressionisme; free image in public domain / Commons, CC-BY – painter-artist, Fons Heijnsbroek

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2006 - 'Swedish Windows / Fönster no. 1' small abstract Indian ink drawing art on paper; Dutch artist Fons Heijnsbroek; public domain, free print download

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1995 - 'Dreapy in Black-White no 1', abstract drawing / painting art on paper in ink & acrylic; Dutch Abstract Expressionism art / Hollands abstract-expressionisme; free image in public domain / Commons, CC-BY – painter-artist, Fons Heijnsbroek

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2012 / 2013 - 'Sober Landscape', a later digital re-painting in graphic for art print in high resolution free image download, in public domain / Commons, CC-BY - abstract art - contemporary Dutch artist, Fons Heijnsbroek

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1995 - 'Gate-Land', gouache no. 6.083, abstract drawing / painting art on paper; Dutch Abstract Expressionism art / Hollands abstract-expressionisme; free image in public domain / Commons, CC-BY – painter-artist, Fons Heijnsbroek

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Vintage Victorian style peacock engraving.

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Vintage Victorian style horse head.

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British Ivy from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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

Wombat from An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales (1804) published by David Collins.

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Cat published by William Blackwood & Sons (1840).

Aneroid barometer published by Robinson, Son & Pike (1872).

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Cultivation of the Ivy from The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Hedgehog from Portuguese Expedition to Muatianvua Ethnographia and Traditional History of the People of Lunda... Edition Illustrated by H. Casanova (1890).

Turkish sultan from The World: Round It and Over It (1881) published by Chester Glass.

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Eskimo boots and shoes of different ornaments from The American North Pole Expedition ... With Numerous Illustrations in Woodcut, etc (1879).

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Muquixi from Portuguese Expedition to Muatianvua Ethnographia and Traditional History of the People of Lunda... Edition Illustrated by H. Casanova (1890).

Breaksea Island, West Australia from Circular relating to Lighthouses, Lightships, Buoys, and Beacons (1863) published by Alexander Gordon.

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Zebra from Adventures in the Far Interior of South Africa; Including a Journey to Lake Ngami, and Ramblesin Honduras. to Which Is Appended a Short Treatise on the Best Mode of Skinning and Preserving Birds, Animals (1866) published by J Leyland.

Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel from Voyages et Aventures Dans l'Afrique équatoriale (1863) published by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu.

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