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.
16 illustrations
A pale-robed woman stands among slender trees with deer gathered around her.
Tiny winged beings and small animals gather beneath a twisted tree.
Small winged fairies gather around a sleeping child in a flower-filled cradle.
A green-clad young woman reaches towards a plainly dressed traveller on a woodland path.
A young woman sits amid overflowing baskets and plates of fruit while animal-faced sellers crowd around her.
Sea-nymphs rise among long seaweed stems beside a small hanging bell.
A red-bearded gnome leads a brightly dressed procession through a dark woodland lane.
A cloaked rider carries a young woman on a pale horse among underwater rocks and creatures.
Three winged spirits spring around a tall flowering stem against an almost empty pale field.
A richly dressed fairy presents a great peacock-topped dish while three plain travellers watch.
A dark-haired winged figure hovers beside a sleeping woman in a pale yellow dress.
A winged fairy sits in a great purple nautilus shell with long curved spines.
A dark winged figure reaches towards a pale fairy floating above mountain slopes.
A mermaid sits on a pale bank with long golden hair flowing over her shoulders and tail.
A pale sea-nymph sits on a shell-like form and raises a long dark strand above the water.
A pointed blue cap and red wings distinguish the little figure perched on a fine thread.
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