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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

Instructions for Downloading the Valentine Cards

Choose a small version of any of the vintage Valentine cards above the large images in the right column and across the page below. When you click on one of the images, it will appear larger.

IMPORTANT: Once you've chosen an image and see it larger, double-click on the larger image, which will make the best version of the art appear. Sorry for the extra step, but this will give you the highest quality art.

Then, if you have a PC, just right-click and save the final version of the artwork to your hard drive.

For More Free Vintage Images

I compiled the Free Clip Art Sourcebook because I had so many vintage images in so many places. The book is free to download, doesn't require registration and contains links to all the free vintage and contemporary art in my collection. Feel free to download the Free Clip Art Sourcebook and enjoy! Or, if you want, you can read more about the free clip art before you download the book.

Horizontal Vintage Valentine Card with Cherubs

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


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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