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.
6 illustrations
Pink and orange letters rise through curling stems and blue sky.
Large curling letters spread across a blue upper panel while small figures move among delicate branches.
A long-robed woman inclines towards a smaller figure beneath a curved willow.
A small child flies through a blue upper field towards a standing woman with open arms.
A seated woman bends over a small infant amid long curved stems and blue flowers.
A long serpent crosses a blue band at the foot of the page, carrying small figures along its curving body.
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