Skip to content

Desktop and Mobile Backgrounds


Enjoy an inspiring digital background from The Huntington’s collections! Great as a desktop or mobile wallpaper, or as a virtual meeting background.

Valentines | Library | Gardens

A painting of a cherubic child near blooming rose bushes, set in an ornate oval frame.

Cupid Among Roses, or Love the Sentinel

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Cupid Among Roses, or Love the Sentinel, ca. 1775. Adele S. Browning Memorial Collection, gift of Mildred Browning Green and Honorable Lucius Peyton Green. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

 

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE

Many rows of blooming roses in red, white, and pink under a large tree with bright green leaves.

The Rose Garden

The Rose Garden. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.


DESKTOP
 

MOBILE

A stone sculpture of a woman and winged cherub surrounded by columns, set in a rose garden at sunset.

Temple of Love

Attributed to Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Temple of Love, ca. 1765. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

 

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE
 

Countless small, double-petaled pink flowers bloom along think dark branches, set against a light blue sky.

Winter Flowering Fruit Tree

Prunus mume, Japanese Apricot. Photo by Linnea Stephan. |  The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE

An illustration and paper collage with white lace and gold accents depicts a couple walking in a field with sheep.

Archival Valentine Ephemera

Detail of an illustrated manuscript, featuring an individual on a horse

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales (the Ellesmere Chaucer), England, ca. 1400–1405. Egerton Family Papers. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.


DESKTOP
 

MOBILE

A pool at a home near the ocean.

Judge Anderson residence, Palos Verdes Estates, California

Judge Anderson residence, Palos Verdes Estates, California, ca. 1963. Architect: Aaron G. Green, Color transparency, 7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm). | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.


DESKTOP

MOBILE

A series of sepia tone photo strips depicting a person with messy hair and sunglasses.

Eve Babitz Photo Booth

Photo booth pictures of Eve Babitz, no date. Eve Babitz Papers. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.


DESKTOP


MOBILE

An illustration of northern lights in a muted colorscheme.

Aurora Borealis

E. L. Trouvelot (1827–1895), Aurora Borealis, 1881, color lithograph. Jay T. Last Collection. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

 

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE

 

A black and white photo of a theatre sign.

Earl Carroll Theatre

Maynard L. Parker, Earl Carroll Theatre, exterior detail, 1938. Maynard L. Parker Negatives, Photographs, and Other Material. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

 

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE

 

A Chinese-style building with neon lights along the roof.

Neon study, Chinatown, Los Angeles

Electrical Products Corp. (artist unknown), Neon study for You Chung Hong buildings, Chinatown, Los Angeles, ca. 1936-37. Pencil and gouache on board, 16 x 25 1/2 inches. © Courtesy of Federal Signal Corporation, on behalf of Electrical Products Corporation, 2018.  | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

 

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE

 

ext that reads Stories from the Library, Chaucer, Parkinson, Bronte, Butler, Franklin, Gutenberg

Stories From the Library

The “Stories from the Library” exhibition series celebrates The Huntington’s world-class Library collections. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.


DESKTOP

MOBILE

A garden filled with orange and pink blooming roses, near a white building on a sunny day.

The Rose Garden

The Rose Garden. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.


DESKTOP 

MOBILE

Golden barrel cactus in a garden.

The Desert Garden

Barrel Cactus in the Desert Garden. Photo by David Esquivel. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

DESKTOP


MOBILE

A tiered fountain in a garden.

North Vista Fountain

Italian fountain in the North Vista. Photo by David Esquivel. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.


DESKTOP


MOBILE

A view of a garden from within a Japanese-style home.

Japanese Heritage Shōya House

Japanese Heritage Shōya House interior. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.


DESKTOP

 

MOBILE

A Japanese-style home in a garden.

Japanese Heritage Shōya House

Japanese Heritage Shōya House exterior. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
 

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE

A pink-blooming cherry tree near a Chinese-style bridge in a garden.

Apricot blossoms in the Chinese Garden

Apricot blossoms near the Jade Ribbon Bridge in the Chinese Garden. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

 

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE

A Chinese-style garden with topiaries and a doorway through a white wall.

Verdant Microcosm in the Chinese Garden

The Cloudy Forest Court, within the Verdant Microcosm of the Chinese Garden. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

 

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE