This cover illustration, which I'm obsessed with, is by the French Romantic painter Eugène Isabey. Download is from our good friend OldBookIllustrations.
January 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
This cover illustration, which I'm obsessed with, is by the French Romantic painter Eugène Isabey. Download is from our good friend OldBookIllustrations.
Extremely unfinished preview of my #TinyWorldJam layout! I finally know how to do everything I need to do to lay out this project. Thank you so so much to everyone who helped me figure out Affinity! (Art is from OldBookIllustrations and Shutterstock.)
January 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Extremely unfinished preview of my #TinyWorldJam layout! I finally know how to do everything I need to do to lay out this project. Thank you so so much to everyone who helped me figure out Affinity! (Art is from OldBookIllustrations and Shutterstock.)
"Sir! You are unravelling my trunks!" https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/116004565468679748
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Attached: 1 image Swimming with a rope. From "Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré," under the direction of Jules Trousset, Paris: 1885-1891 #illustration https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/swimming-lesson/
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February 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
"Sir! You are unravelling my trunks!" https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/116004565468679748
image credit: an illustration by George Woolliscroft Rhead for The Pilgrim's Progress, thanks again oldbookillustrations
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The Mouth of Hell to Be | Old Book Illustrations
An armored knight holds up his shield for protection as a skeleton hovers over him, and he keeps walking toward a cave inside which a monstrous head can be seen
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June 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
image credit: an illustration by George Woolliscroft Rhead for The Pilgrim's Progress, thanks again oldbookillustrations
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#glorantha
From: @oldbookillustrations
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From: @oldbookillustrations
https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/114268160021582386
Old Book Illustrations (@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social)
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April 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
detail from "Pineapple, Corn, and Peppers," in Die Pflanze in Kunst und Gewerbe, vol. 2 (1886)
h/t @oldbookillustrations
#illustration #mesoamerica #mesoamerican #lithographs #latinamerica #german #19thc #c19th #plants #oldbook #pineapple #paprika #maize #corn
h/t @oldbookillustrations
#illustration #mesoamerica #mesoamerican #lithographs #latinamerica #german #19thc #c19th #plants #oldbook #pineapple #paprika #maize #corn
December 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
detail from "Pineapple, Corn, and Peppers," in Die Pflanze in Kunst und Gewerbe, vol. 2 (1886)
h/t @oldbookillustrations
#illustration #mesoamerica #mesoamerican #lithographs #latinamerica #german #19thc #c19th #plants #oldbook #pineapple #paprika #maize #corn
h/t @oldbookillustrations
#illustration #mesoamerica #mesoamerican #lithographs #latinamerica #german #19thc #c19th #plants #oldbook #pineapple #paprika #maize #corn
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/116949235562899752
Beautiful machine! Just needs some blade guards and I'd be ready to use it tomorrow.
#WoodWorking
Beautiful machine! Just needs some blade guards and I'd be ready to use it tomorrow.
#WoodWorking
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July 19, 2026 at 11:36 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/116949235562899752
Beautiful machine! Just needs some blade guards and I'd be ready to use it tomorrow.
#WoodWorking
Beautiful machine! Just needs some blade guards and I'd be ready to use it tomorrow.
#WoodWorking
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/116682261413466267
Okay, so like this is the Fediverse, and IDK about you, but the cross-section that I see is full of... well, let's say it's full of horny people who are into (or maybe _also_ into) things that aren't quite human.
But I have […]
Okay, so like this is the Fediverse, and IDK about you, but the cross-section that I see is full of... well, let's say it's full of horny people who are into (or maybe _also_ into) things that aren't quite human.
But I have […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
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June 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/116682261413466267
Okay, so like this is the Fediverse, and IDK about you, but the cross-section that I see is full of... well, let's say it's full of horny people who are into (or maybe _also_ into) things that aren't quite human.
But I have […]
Okay, so like this is the Fediverse, and IDK about you, but the cross-section that I see is full of... well, let's say it's full of horny people who are into (or maybe _also_ into) things that aren't quite human.
But I have […]
"Anyway, here's Wonderwall…"
March 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"Anyway, here's Wonderwall…"
well i feel rly daft rn.
Completely forgot abt `--stdin` on lynx.
`lynx --stdin --dump` is super handy
I wanted to save off the links from that post on free images and got reminded abt that incantation.
curl -s […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Completely forgot abt `--stdin` on lynx.
`lynx --stdin --dump` is super handy
I wanted to save off the links from that post on free images and got reminded abt that incantation.
curl -s […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
![RE: [1]https://eldritch.cafe/@HauntedOwlbear/116862684402113085
Seriously infosec ppl we actually have no excuse. Here, take my
collection of places to find free, public domain images, you'll
discover some amazing art:
* US National Gallery of Art, open access collection ([2]info):
[3]https://www.nga.gov/artwork-search?download=1
* Old Book Illustrations ([4]@oldbookillustrations):
[5]https://www.oldbookillustrations.com
* Wikimedia Commons: [6]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
* Public Domain Review ([7]@publicdomainrev)'s Image Archive:
[8]https://pdimagearchive.org
* New York Public Library, public domain digital collection:
[9]https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?filters=%5Brigh
ts%3DpublicDomain%5D
* Biodiversity Heritage Library's Flickr account:
[10]https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/
* Art Institute of Chicago, open access collection ([11]info):
[12]https://www.artic.edu/collection?is_public_domain=1
* Metropolitan Museum of Art, open access collection ([13]info):
[14]https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search?searchField=All
&showOnly=openAccess&sortBy=relevance
* Getty Museum, open content collection ([15]info):
[16]https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/search?open_content=true
[17]#infosec [18]#noAI
References
1. https://eldritch.cafe/@HauntedOwlbear/116862684402113085
2. https://www.nga.gov/artworks/free-images-and-open-access
3. https://www.nga.gov/artwork-search?download=1
4. https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations
5. https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/
6. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
7. https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev
8. https://pdimagearchive.org/
9. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?filters=%5Brights%3DpublicDomain%5D
10. https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/
11. https://www.artic.edu/open-access/open-access-images
12. https://www.artic.edu/collection?is_public_domain=1
13. https://www.metmuseum.org/hubs/open-access
14. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search?searchField=All&showOnly=openAccess&sortBy=relevance
15. https://www.getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/
16. https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/search?open_content=true
17. https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec
18. https://infosec.exchange/tags/noAI](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twerjlabpqmvieyx3roydios/bafkreid2vfeo5i3zbbczaxkhrvfsh63227utlbconhqmmks7ffnl2xt5sm)
Seriously infosec ppl we actually have no excuse. Here, take my collection of places to find free, public domain images, you'll discover some amazing art:
- US National Gallery of Art, open access collection ( [info](https://www.nga.gov/artworks/free-images-and-open-access)): [https://www.nga.gov/artwork-search?download=1](https://www.nga.gov/artwork-search?download=1)
- Old Book Illustrations ([@oldbookillustrations](https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations)): [https://www.oldbookillustrations.com](https://www.oldbookillustrations.com)
- Wikimedia Commons: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main\_Page](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
- Public Domain Review ([@publicdomainrev](https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev))'s Image Archive: [https://pdimagearchive.org](https://pdimagearchive.org)
- New York Public Library, public domain digital collection: [https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?filters=%5Brights%3DpublicDomain%5D](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?filters=%5Brights%3DpublicDomain%5D)
- Biodiversity Heritage Library's Flickr account: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/)
- Art Institute of Chicago, open access collection ( [info](https://www.artic.edu/open-access/open-access-images)): [https://www.artic.edu/collection?is\_public\_domain=1](https://www.artic.edu/collection?is_public_domain=1)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, open access collection ( [info](https://www.metmuseum.org/hubs/open-access)): [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search?searchField=All&showOnly=openAccess&sortBy=relevance](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search?searchField=All&showOnly=openAccess&sortBy=relevance)
- Getty Museum, open content collection ( [info](https://www.getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/)): [https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/search?open\_content=true](https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/search?open_content=true)
[#infosec](https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec) [#noAI](https://infosec.exchange/tags/noAI)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twerjlabpqmvieyx3roydios/bafkreif3av55jcsjrkgmnvt6iointlq6j4jphmi5el3yog7x53jvraahg4)
July 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
well i feel rly daft rn.
Completely forgot abt `--stdin` on lynx.
`lynx --stdin --dump` is super handy
I wanted to save off the links from that post on free images and got reminded abt that incantation.
curl -s […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Completely forgot abt `--stdin` on lynx.
`lynx --stdin --dump` is super handy
I wanted to save off the links from that post on free images and got reminded abt that incantation.
curl -s […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/117286891830595553
“We hebben hier een fort-achtige bakstenen kathedraal om de Katharen te pesten, kun je daar een leuk deurtje voor tekenen?”
“We hebben hier een fort-achtige bakstenen kathedraal om de Katharen te pesten, kun je daar een leuk deurtje voor tekenen?”
mastodon.social
September 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/117286891830595553
“We hebben hier een fort-achtige bakstenen kathedraal om de Katharen te pesten, kun je daar een leuk deurtje voor tekenen?”
“We hebben hier een fort-achtige bakstenen kathedraal om de Katharen te pesten, kun je daar een leuk deurtje voor tekenen?”
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/117254425705210303
@dlakelan
It’s the dogs that really draw my attention
@dlakelan
It’s the dogs that really draw my attention
mastodon.social
September 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/117254425705210303
@dlakelan
It’s the dogs that really draw my attention
@dlakelan
It’s the dogs that really draw my attention
@SPF @oldbookillustrations “I should have booked my tour with Virgil.”
August 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
@SPF @oldbookillustrations “I should have booked my tour with Virgil.”
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/115255299388725986
sliding into her dms mid episode
sliding into her dms mid episode
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September 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/115255299388725986
sliding into her dms mid episode
sliding into her dms mid episode
Macaques.
From "Brehms Tierleben," vol. 1 by Alfred Edmund Brehm, Leipzig, Vienna: 1893
via Old Book Illustrations
@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social
From "Brehms Tierleben," vol. 1 by Alfred Edmund Brehm, Leipzig, Vienna: 1893
via Old Book Illustrations
@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social
February 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Macaques.
From "Brehms Tierleben," vol. 1 by Alfred Edmund Brehm, Leipzig, Vienna: 1893
via Old Book Illustrations
@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social
From "Brehms Tierleben," vol. 1 by Alfred Edmund Brehm, Leipzig, Vienna: 1893
via Old Book Illustrations
@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/116155791405746090
Many cultures will tell you not to mess with Pleiades when they are missing their sister.
Many cultures will tell you not to mess with Pleiades when they are missing their sister.
mastodon.social
March 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations/116155791405746090
Many cultures will tell you not to mess with Pleiades when they are missing their sister.
Many cultures will tell you not to mess with Pleiades when they are missing their sister.
#веселыекартинки #история #иллюстрация
#Самокатчики — чтим вековые традиции! 🚳
From "The Dandy's Perambulations," London: 1819
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#Самокатчики — чтим вековые традиции! 🚳
From "The Dandy's Perambulations," London: 1819
VIA: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations
April 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
#веселыекартинки #история #иллюстрация
#Самокатчики — чтим вековые традиции! 🚳
From "The Dandy's Perambulations," London: 1819
VIA: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations
#Самокатчики — чтим вековые традиции! 🚳
From "The Dandy's Perambulations," London: 1819
VIA: https://mastodon.social/@oldbookillustrations