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.
7 illustrations
A richly dressed figure stands behind a broad patterned curtain.
A young woman sits beneath a curling ornamental headboard with a small written object before her.
A richly dressed woman sits before a mirror while an attendant stands behind her.
A figure in a patterned robe kneels beside a small table beneath a framed decorative panel.
Richly dressed companions gather within a boat-like enclosure hung with embroidered curtains.
A fantastic company gathers among curling plant-like forms, vessels and exaggerated faces.
A company of elaborately dressed men and women fills a curtained interior.