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.
98 illustrations
A sword-bearing angel stands in a break of dazzling light while two human figures bend away beneath the trees.
A standing man looks towards a fallen body in a rocky hollow under a turbulent sky.
A crowded group clings to a rock as waves surround them; a large cat holds its young above the water nearby.
An immense stepped tower rises above a crowded foreground of people and scattered masonry.
Lot presses forward with a daughter on either arm while his wife stands alone behind them, looking towards the burning city.
A woman with a vessel raised near her head stands with a child before two figures outside a tent.
Isaac carries a great bundle of firewood above his shoulder as Abraham walks beside him with a staff.
A company carrying a covered body moves towards a shadowed opening in a rock face.
A young Joseph stands among merchants beneath loaded camels, turning towards the men beside him while another company gestures in the distance.
A young speaker raises his hand before a seated ruler in a vast hall of carved columns.
Joseph sits upon an elevated Egyptian throne with both arms extended while his brothers kneel, reach and turn towards him.
An armed company gathers across a rocky height while a commanding figure points towards the distant sky.
A woman stands inside a tent beside a fallen figure, with tools held low near her body.
Samson sits on a cushioned seat with one hand lifted into his long hair, turning towards Delilah as she stands beside him.
A great standing figure presses against two columns while crowds and broken architecture fill the surrounding hall.
A kneeling woman gathers stalks at the edge of a group of workers in a broad field.
Reapers turn from their gathered crop towards a cart carrying a great carved chest, with cattle standing close beside it.
Saul rises beside his throne with a long spear raised towards the young David, who recoils with his harp.
A small group stands near a great dark rock above figures gathered at a distance across the valley.
A rider is caught beneath the branches of a large tree as another armed figure approaches below.
David stands at a palace doorway with one hand raised against his head while seated and kneeling figures gather below him.
An elderly crowned figure sits with a written scroll in one hand and loose pages around his feet.
A standing guard holds a child before a seated ruler while two women reach into the space between them.
A great lion sits above a body beside a donkey and a distant traveller on a narrow path.
A bright bolt drops from dark cloud into a crowded company of armed men beneath a standing figure.
A robed figure rises through a bright bank of cloud while another leans back below with one arm raised.
A woman falls from a high opening while riders, raised weapons and animals gather beneath the wall.
A hooded figure sits on a broad stone ledge above an open landscape, with a staff beside the lowered hands.
An immense winged figure rises above fallen and recoiling soldiers beneath a storm-filled sky.
A robed figure reclines on large stone steps with a writing surface near the body and a bright opening beyond.
A tall robed speaker raises an arm above listeners gathered in several levels around him.
A robed figure stands above a vast company of skeletal and partly restored bodies in a rocky hollow.
A young robed figure stands beside water and great stone structures, with other bodies receding behind him.
Several pale figures stand together in a deep glowing opening while a ruler and attendants look down from above.
A banquet fills a great columned hall while a ruler gestures towards an interruption beyond the gathered guests.
A pale standing figure occupies a rocky enclosure among several great cats while a shaft of light enters from above.
A hooded figure stands alone against a pale, open horizon with a long staff held beside the body.
A speaker gestures inside a huge temple while a gathered court looks towards the floor and the surrounding chamber.
A mounted heavenly figure and sweeping attendants descend among bodies recoiling on the steps of an immense temple.
A mother and child rest low in a stable while an elderly man and visiting figures gather around them.
Three travellers ride camels above a distant line of companions, beneath a sky whose small bright star commands their attention.
A young figure stands among elderly readers and speakers in a stone chamber, while open books and seated bodies fill the foreground.
A robed figure bends towards a person resting upon a low bed, surrounded by people whose faces and hands direct attention to the encounter.
A speaker sits high among trees and rocks, with listeners gathered closely below him and further figures receding into the landscape.
Jesus sits on a low step with children gathered close around his knees as mothers and other adults approach with infants.
A crowded boat rises among broken waves while an upright figure stands within it beneath a wide and troubled night sky.
A kneeling man extends his arms towards a standing robed figure, while an attendant holds him and a circle of onlookers remains nearby.
A standing speaker raises one hand before a close gathering in a dark architectural interior, with a seated elder holding a written roll.
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