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Free Vintage Valentine Cards: Cherubs

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Although cherubs (and the other plural form of the word, cherubim) are mentioned in the Bible as being second only to seraphim in the angelic realms; when they're portrayed in vintage Valentines, their role is a little less serious.

Usually half or fully naked and surrounded by birds, flowers, hearts and other symbols of Valentine's Day, you can't help but think of them as cute. They bear little resemblance to their description in the book of Genesis (Gen. 3:24): angels who guarded the Garden of Eden with "a flaming sword which turned every way." In the images on this page, they're bearers of romance armed with love's arrows, not flaming swords.

The Victorians seemed to be obsessed with them, as they appear not just in Valentine's Day images, but also in many other images they used year-round. And I'm glad they were obsessed, because they left behind all these wonderful vintage Valentine cards.


Vertical Vintage Valentine Card with Cherubs

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Cherub in a hot air balloon: "With Love from Thy Valentine" message
Cherub in a hot air balloon: "With Love from Thy Valentine" message

Horizontal Vintage Valentine Card with Cherubs

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Cupid as the king of hearts
Cupid as the king of hearts

Instructions for Downloading the Valentine Cards

Choose a thumbnail version of any of the vintage Valentine cards above the large images in the right column. When you click on one of the images, it will appear larger. You can then click on it to make it appear in a new window.

Once you've chosen an image and see it appear in a new window, double-click on the larger image, which will make the best version of the art appear.

Then, if you have a PC, just right-click and save the final version of the artwork to your hard drive. If you have a Mac, control-click the image until a menu appears that gives you the option to save.

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For More Free Vintage Images

I have links to literally thousands of free images, so I compiled them into the Free Clip Art Sourcebook. This PDF e-book is free to download, doesn't require registration and contains links to all the free vintage and contemporary art in my collection.

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Feel free to download the Free Clip Art Sourcebook and enjoy!

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Vintage Valentines Poll

How do you plan to use these vintage Valentines?

  • As handmade Valentine cards
  • As part of a blog theme or Web site design
  • To illustrate a blog post
  • In miscellaneous craft projects
  • In a combination of two or more of the above ways
  • Other
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