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.
5 illustrations
A small boat crosses the foreground below a hill crowned by an elaborate palace.
A bridge cuts across a stylised landscape above three separate botanical-looking designs.
A rectangular house stands above a second view of a waterside settlement crowded with turrets and ornamental pinnacles.
A long-tailed creature fills the upper drawing while a robed man and a hanging lamp occupy the lower panel.
A narrow mechanical device projects a wide fan of fine marks in the upper drawing.