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
A cloaked woman stands at a heavily carved doorway, her pale face emerging from the dark surrounding pattern.
A small child holds tightly to a standing man while other figures occupy the low, crowded room.
A tall woman stands above a crouching figure while other people gather in the dark interior.
Two figures hurry through an open landscape of pale snow and dark branching vegetation.
A long-haired figure bends forward on a steep, pale ledge edged by dark tangled branches.
A man supports a lifeless figure on the snow while the body of a wolf lies nearby.
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