Discover historical illustrations by subject, artist and book.
Creation and rebellion in Blake’s illuminated plates.
Norwegian fairy tales illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Four colour drawings from a 1908 Gnostic text.
From the dark wood to Paradise with Gustave Doré.
Ethelwynne Quail’s visions of the spirit world.
Art Deco studies of fear by John Vassos.
8 illustrations
A veiled face emerges from a soft oval vignette, with folds of pale fabric framing the dark eyes.
John Lobb stands in a dark suit and waistcoat, a watch chain crossing his torso above one lowered hand.
A veiled female figure faces forward against a dark rectangular field, with pale drapery spreading around the head and shoulders.
John Lobb sits in profile, his hand against his cheek, looking towards a faint female face in the upper darkness.
A pale face appears within draped fabric against a dark background.
A pale, irregular form rises beside the seated John Lobb, its bright looping contours standing out against the dark photographic field.
A tall pale figure stands beside John Lobb, who sits with his head tilted upward and one hand near his cheek.
A woman’s pale face tilts beneath a dark, layered hood, the lower edge of the image dissolving into long streaks of fabric.
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