Printable Vintage Art: Waiting for Papa by J. Stiner

Waiting for Papa
Drawn in 1876 by J. Stiner for Popular Graphic Arts

It was one of the nights which do not come often in a lifetime,
and which people never forget.
The darkness seems full of meaning; the hush, full of sound.
God is beyond, holding the sunrise in his right hand,
holding the sun of our earthly hopes as well; will it dawn in sorrow or in joy?
We dare not ask; we can only wait.
― Susan Coolidge, What Katy Did Next

Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the public domain painting seen above,
downloadable as a 8.5" x 11" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Printable Vintage Art: Child with Christmas Card by Alden Finney Brooks

Child with Christmas Card
by Alden Finney Brooks (1840–1931)

There was nothing about you
that was ever wrong in the first place.
You were not made in error;
there is no mistaking that everything
you are was intended.
The night loves all of the moon
and her many phases.
― Courtney Peppernell, Watering the Soul

Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the public domain painting seen above,
downloadable as a 8.5" x 12" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Printable Vintage Art: Madonna in a Niche with Rich Floral Pieces by Leopold Brunner

Madonna in a Niche with Rich Floral Pieces, 1846
by Leopold Brunner (1788–1866)

Prayer of an Anonymous Abbess:

Lord, thou knowest better than myself that I am growing older and will soon be old. Keep me from becoming too talkative, and especially from the unfortunate habit of thinking that I must say something on every subject and at every opportunity.

Release me from the idea that I must straighten out other peoples' affairs. With my immense treasure of experience and wisdom, it seems a pity not to let everybody partake of it. But thou knowest, Lord, that in the end I will need a few friends.

Keep me from the recital of endless details; give me wings to get to the point.

Grant me the patience to listen to the complaints of others; help me to endure them with charity. But seal my lips on my own aches and pains -- they increase with the increasing years and my inclination to recount them is also increasing.

I will not ask thee for improved memory, only for a little more humility and less self-assurance when my own memory doesn't agree with that of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be wrong.

Keep me reasonably gentle. I do not have the ambition to become a saint -- it is so hard to live with some of them -- but a harsh old person is one of the devil's masterpieces.

Make me sympathetic without being sentimental, helpful but not bossy. Let me discover merits where I had not expected them, and talents in people whom I had not thought to possess any. And, Lord, give me the grace to tell them so.

Amen.

Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the public domain painting seen above,
downloadable as a 11" x 14" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Vintage Photo for Collage, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Christmas Angel

And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
the Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A little grungy, hand-tinted vintage postcard from 1908 showing a girl dressed as a Christmas angel with a flower crown. Free high-res 4" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Vintage Clipart for Collage, Graphic Design or Scrapbooking: Reverie (1 & 2)

Nothing makes time pass or shortens the way
like a thought that absorbs in itself all the faculties of the one who is thinking.
External existence is then like a sleep of which this thought is the dream.
Under its influence, time has no more measure, space has no more distance.
― Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

She was always daydreaming. She never wanted to live in the real world;
she always seemed to be separated from other children her age.
They couldn’t understand her or her imagination.
She was always thinking outside of the box, breaking rules,
and only following what her heart told her was right.
― Shannon A. Thompson, November Snow
Two black and white illustrations from 1896 of young women in a daydream. You can download the high-res clipart here and here. Larger image size available for licensing. Please inquire.


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Printable Vintage Art: Suspense by Charles Burton Barber

Suspense, 1894
by Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894)

Life is like a novel. It's filled with suspense.
You have no idea what is going to happen until you turn the page.
― Sidney Sheldon

The moment seemed endless, but it was probably only half that.
― Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole

Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the public domain painting seen above,
downloadable as a 8" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Graphic Design or Scrapbooking: Cold Weather Capes, 1893

Invisible threads are the strongest ties.
― Friedrich Nietzsche

We are like islands in the sea,
separate on the surface but connected in the deep.
― William James

Ladies in cold weather capes gathered in conversation. High-res 6" x 4" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here. Larger image size available for licensing. Please inquire.


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Printable Vintage Art: A Trio of Ladies Looking

And I go looking looking for you in the streets
And I never find you
I never find you at all.
― Dorothea Lasky, Rome: Poems

Sources:
[1] Looking Across the Seine, 1884
by Paul Chocarne-Moreau (1855–1930)
Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the public domain painting,
downloadable as a 5" x 7" @ 300 ppi JPEG

They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same,
but I don't think it's possible for you
to miss me as much as I'm missing you right now.
― Edna St. Vincent Millay

Sources:
[1] Graziella, 1878
by Jules Lefebvre (1834–1912)
Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the public domain painting,
downloadable as a 4" x 7" @ 300 ppi JPEG

My feelings are too loud for words and too shy for the world.
― Dejan Stojanovic

Sources:
[1] Longing (Reverie), c1900
by Heinrich Vogeler (1872–1942)
Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the public domain painting,
downloadable as a 4" x 5" @ 300 ppi JPEG


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Graphic Design or Scrapbooking: Reading in the Playroom, 1857

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines
what you will be when you can't help it.
― Oscar Wilde

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends;
they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors,
and the most patient of teachers.
― Charles W. Eliot

A group of Victorian children fascinated by a book, 1857.
5.5" x 4.25" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.
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Printable Vintage Art: Still Life with Flowers by António José da Costa

Still Life with Flowers, 1883
by António José da Costa (1840–1929)

When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed,
do not be sad.
For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle
and yet most of the audience still sleeps.
― John Lennon

The appearance of things changes according to the emotions;
and thus we see magic and beauty in them,
while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.
― Kahlil Gibran, The Broken Wings

Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the painting (seen above),
downloadable as a 8" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Graphic Design or Scrapbooking: Promenade Costumes and Shoes, 1892

I was the world in which I walked, and what I saw
Or heard or felt came not but from myself;
And there I found myself more truly and more strange.
― Wallace Stevens, The Collected Poems

If you cannot find a good companion to walk with, walk alone,
like an elephant roaming the jungle.
It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress.
― Gautama Buddha, The Dhammapada

Ladies in promenade costumes and shoes in the style of 1892. High-res 5.5" x 4.25" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here. Larger image size available for licensing. Please inquire.


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Vintage Natural History Illustration: Butterfly Forms, 1867

No matter who you are, no matter what you did,
no matter where you've come from, you can always change,
become a better version of yourself.
― Madonna

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving,
and that's your own self.
― Aldous Huxley

19th century natural history illustrations showing a variety of butterfly forms (1867). Printable 4" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here. Larger image size available for licensing. Please inquire.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage, Graphic Design or Scrapbooking: Three Veiled Ladies, 1875

Quiet people always know more than they seem. Although very normal,
their inner world is by default fronted mysterious and therefore assumed weird.
Never underestimate the social awareness and sense of reality in a quiet person;
they are some of the most observant, absorbent persons of all.
― Criss Jami, Healology

Like the moon shining bright
Up high with all its grace,
I can only show you at night
And hide half of my face.
― Ana Claudia Antunes, Pierrot & Columbine

Three veiled ladies, 1875. 5.5" x 4.25" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.
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Printable Vintage Art: A Montmartre by Paul Gavarni

A Montmartre, 1843
- Ce qui est pointu, c'est St-Eustache.
- Oui, où qu'est l'échoppe de mon honorée mère.
- A présent, suis le bout de mon doigt...à droite de l'affaire carrée,
qui est notre église...
- contre une fumée...vois-tu ce balcon qui reluit?...
- c'est ton salon...
by Paul Gavarni (1804–1866)

Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the illustration (seen above),
downloadable as a 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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