Two Vintage Bee Illustrations

Vintage Bee Illustrations

Vintage Bee Illustration
Vintage Bee Illustration
Vintage Bee Illustration
Vintage Bee Illustration

Here are two vintage bee illustrations from antique book plates. Enjoy, and don’t forget to sign up for the monthly newsletter on the right and like us on Facebook! Actually, I wonder if the first illustration is a fly. It may be.

2 thoughts on “Two Vintage Bee Illustrations

  1. Yes, the first one is a kind of fly. Diptera. Maybe a deer fly or a horse fly. Flies only have one set of wings, and bees have two sets of wings.

    The second image is a lovely Cicada that would make a superb stencil!

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