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.
10 illustrations
A dark-bearded ruler in pale robes sits on a broad circular seat before a small group of attendants.
Young figures rest and move among flowers, water and pale garden terraces.
A woman in an elaborate white headdress stands with a long pale train curving behind her.
A hooded woman holds a child in deep shadow outside a garden arcade.
A richly dressed young woman looks upwards as her patterned skirt trails across a pale terrace.
A small winged figure stands garlanded with flowers, a tiny lyre resting at the side.
A small child sits high among pale blossoms while another looks out from below.
A bare-footed child in a simple pale garment stands beneath snow-covered branches.
A pale princess rides within a swan-shaped sledge behind a finely adorned reindeer team.
A crowned bearded king gestures towards three attendants in bright court dress.
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