A picture library of beautifully drawn Victorian illustrations of life, work, and leisure.
Perfect for mounting and framing, greetings cards and stationery, social history projects and papers, books, magazines, museum and interpretation displays, TV and film.
Boat builder with skiff
Victorian illustration to download showing a picture of a boat builder in his workshop making a skiff (light rowing boat).
Barber’s shop and customers
Victorian illustration to download showing a picture of a barber in his shop shaving a man with a razor. Other customers are waiting.
Dolphins – Happy and Swimming
Illustration to download showing a drawing of a pair of happy-looking dolphins.
Family beside a Cottage Fireplace
Victorian illustration to download showing a picture of a father and his four children beside a glowing cottage fire.
Compressing hay to be loaded on board ship
Victorian illustration to download showing men compressing hay and forage into bales to be loaded on board ship. They are using steam-powered machines in a quayside warehouse.
Portrait of Prince Albert
Victorian illustration to download showing a portrait of Prince Albert (1819-61), the Prince Consort, husband of Queen Victoria.
Sculpture Gallery, the Louvre
Victorian illustration to download showing a picture of a corridor in a gallery (the Louvre, Paris) lined with classical sculpture.
Hungry children gaze at shop window
Victorian illustration to download showing a picture of poor and hungry children gazing longingly into the window of a food shop.
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