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 woman in a long pale veil stands above the back of a dark chair with one arm curved over her head.
An armed man stands on a ship’s upper deck beneath an attacker climbing down from the rigging.
An armoured man stands in a boat beneath a great curving darkness edged by light.
A kneeling figure reaches towards a huge enthroned statue within a pillared chamber.
A woman bends across a richly laid table with a small lifeless body in her arms.
A pale-robed woman faces a warrior whose round shield dominates the foreground.
A pale woman stands against a dark field wrapped by the twisting body of a great serpent.
A central figure stands within a richly patterned room while soldiers close in from both sides.
A pale woman remains upright as bright streams of fire burst across the dark architectural setting.
An armoured man and a pale-robed woman struggle together among sweeping forms and great chariot wheels.
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