Printable Vintage Art: Cat in Summer Greenery by Bruno Liljefors

Cat in Summer Greenery, 1884
by Bruno Liljefors (1860–1939)

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“What's your name,” Coraline asked the cat. “Look, I'm Coraline. Okay?”
“Cats don't have names,” it said.
“No?” said Coraline.
“No,” said the cat. “Now you people have names.
That's because you don't know who you are.
We know who we are, so we don't need names.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

“Curiosity killed the cat,” Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable.
Aly rolled her eyes. Why did everyone say that to her?
“People always forget the rest of the saying,” she complained.
“‘And satisfaction brought it back.”
― Tamora Pierce, Trickster's Choice
Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia.
[2] The Real Victorian's digitally enhanced version of the painting (seen above), downloadable as an 8” x 10” @ 300 ppi JPEG.


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Printable Vintage Illustration: Feeding the Pheasants, 1896

Spring flew swiftly by, and summer came; and if the village had been beautiful at first, it was now in the full glow and luxuriance of its richness. The great trees, which had looked shrunken and bare in the earlier months, had now burst into strong life and health; and stretching forth their green arms over the thirsty ground, converted open and naked spots into choice nooks, where was a deep and pleasant shade from which to look upon the wide prospect, steeped in sunshine, which lay stretched out beyond. The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green; and shed her richest perfumes abroad. It was the prime and vigour of the year; all things were glad and flourishing.
― Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams

Antique illustration of Victorians in the countryside for a weekend getaway, feeding a flock of pheasants; originally published 1896. You can download the high-res illustration as an 8” x 9” @ 300 ppi JPEG here.


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Printable Vintage Illustration: A Summer Seaside Scene, 1896

My soul is full of longing
for the secret of the sea,
and the heart of the great ocean
sends a thrilling pulse through me.
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

So fine was the morning except for a streak of wind here and there
that the sea and sky looked all one fabric,
as if sails were stuck high up in the sky,
or the clouds had dropped down into the sea.
― Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse
Illustration of a Victorian lady standing on a stone promenade gazing in fascination at the ever changing seaside scene in front of her. You can download this high-res illustration as a 9.5” x 12” @ 300 ppi JPEG here.


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