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
Chemical symbols and numbers follow a coiling curve crossed by straight radial lines.
Six separate diagrams arrange funnels, globes and small internal patterns within contrasting external shapes.
Four numbered diagrams combine oval internal groups with very different outer silhouettes.
Three horizontal sections compare grouped ovals, small internal circles and separate star-like structures.
Six numbered designs place repeating internal groups inside rectangular or pointed outlines.
A pointed outer frame encloses three long rounded compartments filled with small circles and geometric clusters.