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
A pale woman stands at the foot of a blue palace half concealed by cascading foliage.
Mounted warriors surge across an open slope with long lances raised.
A small rider moves beneath a dense stand of extremely tall reddish trees.
A mass of helmeted warriors fills the lower field beneath long upright spears and a bright standard.
A tall blue castle rises from a steep rampart beneath a deep star-filled sky.
A solemn company gathers beneath tall banners around a covered structure carried above the ground.
Great tree trunks frame a distant blue landscape while small riders pause near the lower edge.
A youth lifts a long spear inside a warmly lit thatched building while an older woman and other figures watch.
A mounted youth holds a long spear as his horse steps beside a tall tree hung with leaves.
Two figures approach each other beside a small pool under dense flowering branches.
A narrow cluster of towers climbs from a dark precipice into a misty pale sky.
A reclining woman and a small group of grotesque attendants occupy the foot of an immense golden field.
Two pale figures lie close together beside a pool enclosed by dense dark trees.
A dark-robed figure stands before a golden brazier while a pale woman waits behind him.
An armoured rider pauses beneath a spreading tree above a fallen knight.
A small company gathers beneath a pale tree among white swans at the water’s edge.
A great vaulted hall rises above a solemn gathering around the seated king.
A small armoured traveller stands beneath immense light-filled walls and projecting towers.
A helmeted knight on a pale horse carries a long upright spear beside slender trees.
A radiant white-robed figure raises a cup while holding a long red spear.
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