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
Three figures stand on a narrow bridge platform above dark water.
Small boats move through rough water while a radiant destination opens at the upper right.
A pale man shrinks back on his bed while formally dressed and grotesque figures crowd the room.
A dying man lies beside a seated visitor while a woman kneels in the foreground.
Several figures meet at the steps of a large garden house beneath branching trees.
A dressed woman stands beside an elevated path while a horned figure waits across a deep pit.
A woman with a sword and shield stands before an angel at an open garden gate.
A pale winged figure stands beside two travellers while one points across an open field.
A horned figure bows a large stringed instrument at the front of a richly decorated church.
Dark horned forms struggle among flames and curling smoke far below a bright distant city.
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