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.
20 illustrations
Two figures lean towards one another within a great dark arch opening onto a deep blue night.
An armoured knight stands in a small ornate boat drawn across the river by a white swan.
Two brightly dressed young figures dance together at the edge of a green woodland.
A pale standing figure rises above a dark fallen warrior within a symmetrical ornamental design.
A long dark figure stands above two pale children enclosed by curling lines and feather-like patterns.
A cloaked rider crosses a dark slope with hair and fabric streaming behind.
A tall robed figure holds a long upright object while a pale child leans beside him.
A crowned woman in a long gown lifts both arms beneath sweeping smoke-like curves.
A small dark-haired woman glides through a nearly empty sky above a fine bare branch.
A bearded man extends an accusing arm towards a pale-haired young woman beside an armed guard.
A pale woman kneels in a dark chamber with cords gathered around her body.
A solitary dark figure strides across a low ridge with a long trumpet resting across the shoulders.
Two armoured warriors confront one another with raised swords and broad shields.
A kneeling armoured man holds a long sword while a pale woman bends beside him.
A bride with a long trailing veil advances beneath a great carved church entrance.
A pale woman leans into an armoured knight while dark accusing figures press close around them.
A large pale crowned form floats through cloud-like lines above a small armoured figure.
A tall dark figure spreads great feathered wings while holding a long sword vertically.
A small pale woman bends within an enormous sweep of hair-like currents and curling shapes.
An armoured knight bends towards a great white swan beneath a curtain of slender trees.
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