Free vintage illustration of a snowy day in the countryside (Victorian era)

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Today I picked a wintry image that depicts a young lad delivering a pheasant and rabbit to a kitchen maid. Everything about this image - the bare trees, snow-covered arbor, shaggy horse - says brrr! This illustration was done by W.E. Marshall, so it likely dates from the 1860s or 1870s. I haven't been able to turn up much about Marshall except that he is known for his engravings of Presidents Lincoln, Washington, and Grant.

Free vintage illustration of several dog breeds

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This illustration comes from the front of the 1901 book All About Dogs by Charles Henry Lane. The little fellow on the bottom right is quite a character. The illustrations from the book are by R.H. Moore.

Free vintage illustration of foxhound

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The first dog that my husband and I adopted was a foxhound mix, thus my affection for the image above, which is a foxhound named "Marksman" from the 1901 book All About Dogs by Charles Henry Lane. The illustrations from the book are by R.H. Moore.