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 slender visitor in an elaborate ruff stands with a fan and a long cane among fantastic flowers.
A seated woman is surrounded by attendants, small creatures and extravagant decorative objects.
Two extravagantly dressed figures carry a great vessel within an ornate garden interior.
A tall woman in a long dark gown stands above a distant landscape.
A pale draped figure lifts one hand within a nearly black field of curling forms.
A half-draped figure raises one arm beneath a dark canopy of trees.
A company of contrasting theatrical figures gathers around a dark central performer.
A young priest kneels beside a decorated window with his hands joined in prayer.
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