Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Victorian Ladies in Summer Wear, 1893

I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.
― Edna St. Vincent Millay

The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer,
the top of the live-long year,
like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning.
The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring,
and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn,
but the first week of August is motionless, and hot.
It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons,
and sunsets smeared with too much color.
― Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

Antique fashion history illustrations from 1893 showing two young Victorian ladies in their fine summer wear. Free high-res 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Free Printable Vintage Art: Crossing the Lotus Lily Pond by Francis Coates Jones

Crossing the Lotus Lily Pond, 19th century
by Francis Coates Jones (1857–1932)

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me;
I am a free human being with an independent will.
― Charlotte Brontë

Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth,
it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does.
It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing.
It is addictive and with each drink you want more.
― Maya Angelou

Sources:
[1] Original image from invaluable
[2] A brief biography of the artist Francis Coates Jones
[3] The Real Victorian's altered version of the painting (seen above),
downloadable as a 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Summer Stroll, 1909 (3)

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
― W.H. Davies, Common Joys and Other Poems

Antique illustration of four Edwardian ladies on a leisurely stroll; originally published in 1909. Free high-res 8" x 8" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Evening Around Town, 1893

Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
― J.K. Rowling

May your adventures bring you closer together,
even as they take you far away from home.
― Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

Antique fashion history illustration from 1893 showing two Victorian ladies on an evening out around town.Free high-res 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Free Printable Vintage Illustration for Mixed-Media Collage, Journaling, Papercrafts or Wall Art: Before Bed, 1893

I think insomnia is a sign that a person is interesting.
― Avery Sawyer, Notes to Self

Moments before sleep are when she feels most alive,
leaping across fragments of the day, bringing each moment into the bed with her
like a child with schoolbooks and pencils.
The day seems to have no order until these times,
which are like a ledger for her, her body full of stories and situations.
― Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

Victorian illustration from 1893 showing a young Victorian lady pouring a cup of milk before bedtime. Free to download for use in mixed-media collage, journaling, and various papercrafts projects or simply print and frame as wall art. You can find the high-res 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Summer Stroll, 1893 (2)

Fill your life with women that empower you,
that help you believe in your magic
and aid them to believe in their own exceptional power
and their incredible magic too.
Women that believe in each other can survive anything.
Women who believe in each other create armies that will win kingdoms and wars.
― Nikita Gill

Antique fashion history illustration from 1893 showing four Victorian ladies strolling in a wooded park or garden.Free high-res 11" x 8.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Summer Stroll, 1893

He knew he would always remember her,
standing there with that expectant, forward-looking smile,
enough to turn the future into summer.
― Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark

Mystique saturates, gluts the air,
Adventure’s even more than rare,
Excitement’s everywhere to share,
And Novelty’s beyond compare.
― Mariecor Ruediger

Antique fashion history illustration from 1893 showing four Victorian ladies strolling in the park.Free high-res 12" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Printable Fashion History Illustration: Beach Party, 1893

I thought of you and how you love this beauty,
And walking up the long beach all alone
I heard the waves breaking in measured thunder
As you and I once heard their monotone.

Around me were the echoing dunes, beyond me
The cold and sparkling silver of the sea --
We two will pass through death and ages lengthen
Before you hear that sound again with me.
― Sarah Teasdale
Victorian ladies outdoors at a beach party. Originally published 1893. You can download the high-res 10" x 10" JPEG without a watermark here.


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