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 long civic building with a central cupola stands behind a tree-lined open space.
Dark sailboats and slender masts are scattered across a broad expanse of still water.
A balding man with a full beard wears a dark jacket and small bow tie in a line-drawn portrait.
Women and children gather on the grass beneath large trees while more figures fill the open space behind.
The bridge’s great stone towers and suspended roadway cross the upper view above clustered roofs and masts.
Rows of shops line a busy street crossed by tracks and horse-drawn vehicles.
Two tall pointed spires frame the cathedral’s elaborate Gothic facade.
An immense crowd moves between tightly packed carts and market stalls beneath commercial buildings.
Carriages and pedestrians gather before a monumental building with a pillared entrance and circular upper colonnade.
A pale-robed woman stands above dark troubled waters while cherubs gather around her head.
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