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-clad elderly man stands apart as the richly dressed gallery visitors draw back around him.
A woman in a long pale gown stands before a closely gathered seated audience.
An elderly man in a long dark coat lifts both arms while his companion watches from behind.
A young woman in a patterned gown turns with both hands raised near her head.
A woman and an elderly man face each other beneath the round windows of a ship’s cabin.
An elderly man offers a small vessel to his companion below the immense face of the Sphinx.
Men crowd a steep ladder between a vessel and small boats below, some losing their footing in the rush.
A man in travelling clothes catches a woman falling backwards near a small table.
Men around a crowded table turn and rise towards two visitors at the doorway.
A tall man gestures angrily towards a composed elderly figure beside a chair.
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